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Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem

Employing an eclectic, predominantly lyrical musical language, Adler writes for both chorus and orchestra with uncommon imagination. -- Derrick Henry, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution

This work in nine movements features traditional Latin, Hebrew, and English texts as well as contemporary poetry by Quentin Crisp, Philip Justin Smith, Denise Stokes, and Bill Weaver.
Movements

1. Requiem aeternam    

4. The Wounded    

7. Pie Jesu    

2. Dies irae    

5. Lacrymosa

8. Lux aeterna

3. Yizkor (Remembrance)    

6. Sanctus · Holy · Kadosh    

9. Survival
Purchashing Information The full score for Memento mori is available on rental from European American Music Distributors, LLC. Rental materials include piano/vocal scores, a full orchestration of 23-27 players [1(pic/alto)1(eh)1(bcl)1 2111 timp perc hp pno/or str] or a chamber orchestration of 15 players [1(pic/alto)1(eh)1(bcl)1 1110 perc hp pno/or str].

Contact the AdlerOaks Music Library via email or at 212.243.5951.

Subito Music Corporation sells individual octavos of the following movements:

  • Yizkor

    (For Lyric Baritone, TTTB Chorus, Flute, Piano, and Double Bass; Duration: 8 minutes)

  • The Wounded

    (For Mezzo-Soprano, TTTB Chorus, and Keyboard; Duration: 7 minutes)

  • Sanctus · Holy · Kadosh

    (For Soprano, SATB Chorus, and Keyboard; Duration: 4 minutes)

  • Pie Jesu

    (For Mezzo-Soprano, TTTB Chorus, and Keyboard; Duration: 7 minutes)
Recordings Recorded by AmorArtis Chorale and Orchestra, Johannes Somary conductor, featuring Victoria Livengood, Jane Dutton, Maire O'Brien, Neil Farrell, and Steve Huffines (Albany Records, Troy 463). Available from Albany Records, ArkivMusic, and at iTunes.