Santa Maria, Strela do Dia (for treble chorus)

Treble chorus · 6 minutes · 2023

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Commissioned by the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus; Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, music director.

Premiere

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus; Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA (May 7, 2023)

Program note

Santa Maria, Strela do Dia (Saint Mary, Star of the Day) is cantiga number 100 in the Cantigas de Santa Maria Codex (c. 1250). The Cantigas de Santa Maria — “Canticles of Holy Mary” — are 420 poems with musical notation, written in the early medieval Galician-Portuguese language in the court of Alfonso X of Castile, El Sabio (1221–1284). Most of them are about miracles involving Holy Mary, and the melodies are taken from Gregorian monody, popular lyricism, and the songs of the troubadours. Most adopt the form of a rondo, with a musical refrain repeated after the stanzas. They are notated in mensural notation, a fairly precise system for the time usually reserved for sacred polyphony, which makes it a reliable source for the study of troubadour-type music. The full Galician-Portuguese text and English translation are printed in the score.

What you receive

PDF score. One license covers unlimited copies for a single choir, for as long as you perform it — no per-copy fees and nothing to re-order. Delivered by email immediately after checkout. Download links stay active for 30 days and can be re-sent any time on request. A free perusal score is available before you commit — just ask.

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