Anders Jallén
website dedicated to the
Human Rights' Oratorio
4 soloists, Choir,
Symphony Orchestra
Durata ~75 minutes
Vocalizing what is, arguably, the most important text of the modern era
Anders Jallén
4 soloists, Choir,
Symphony Orchestra
Durata ~75 minutes
Vocalizing what is, arguably, the most important text of the modern era
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion...
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
... it had not been done before. During several years I wrote melodies for all the 30 articles. Then I started reworking those melodies into a musically coherent structure, which holds together and yet provides enough variation to keep the listeners interest. Fun, singable, captivating (well, hopefully). Interested?
This is an excerpt from the Oratorio, in this case article 12. It's written for double choir a capella. No words here yet, this is not a recording but a computer made / demo-version (the "singers" in the computer cannot sing words). Real recordings, in the best of worlds, will appear during 2021.
Part 08 (of 19) Article 12 ; version January 13th 2021 for A4 printing (pdf)
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