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Six works were "transferred" from the famous symphonies into a cappella works. Latin text gives a mystic atmosphere. Human voices directly replace instrumental parts; therefore, the range of pitches and the

Chris Artley's a cappella setting of "Agnus Dei", features a slow, hauntingly beautiful melody, sung first by sopranos and then by baritones, accompanied by lush harmony infused with jazz chords, from the

Ko Matsushita composed this piece especially for young singers. He expects his song to be sung joyfully in the Latin music rhythms while feeling close the presence of Mary, Mother of God. The piece was

The piece has been inspired by the Ave Maria of Giuseppe Verdi, who was among the first composers to adopt the Enigmatic scale, which was in turn coined by Adolfo Crescentini in 1888. This musical scale is

Hideki Chihara composed this piece imagining a scene of the temple festivals in the ancient times. A string, the sound of which was thought to have a miraculously spiritual power, was an object to which a

The poem describes the landscape of sea and mountains in the Kumamoto prefecture. Composer Kitagawa gave this song a gentle and warm harmony. Even though the piece should be considered as a song dedicated

This song was composed for the International KODOMO Choir Festival held during the World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto 2005. In 2006, the composer arranged this song into the mixed choir version for

The text is the English translation taken from the poem "Cracking Eggs" by Hajime Kijima. Composer Midori Takashima creates an invigorating feeling, just like the one when people are fully breathing fresh

The piece was commissioned by Co-Curricular Activities Branch of Ministry of Education, Singapore for the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging 2007. The text is taken from a poem written by Siegfried

Takatomi Nobunaga selected five poems and set them to music by using the original language. Four of the five chosen poems are British that were written in the 19th century, and the fifth is a modern

This is a refulgent work in the Japanese choral history. The music matches up perfectly with the Japanese text. This work is regarded as the best of the best among the choral songs. It is well known

The poems of the suite were written during the domestic warfare in Yugoslavia in 1991. They dramatically express the situation of that time. The church modes and organs, the intervals that seek for a

The text is based on the words of junior high school students who were forced out of their home town by the nuclear accident caused by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The music was written by their

This piece is a masterwork from one of the most important Japanese female composers Kinoshita Makiko. The famous Japanese poet Miyazawa Kenji wrote this poem after seeing "The Sword Dance". Later, his

This song was born as a result of the friendship between the composer Ko Matsushita and Reiko Ito who wrote the poem. "Here Now" was accepted very well and later offered to the "Sing for Japan", a campaign

Six works were "transferred" from the famous symphonies into a cappella works. Latin text gives a mystic atmosphere. Human voices directly replace instrumental parts; therefore, the range of pitches and the

Six works were "transferred" from the famous symphonies into a cappella works. Latin text gives a mystic atmosphere. Human voices directly replace instrumental parts; therefore, the range of pitches and the

Six works were "transferred" from the famous symphonies into a cappella works. Latin text gives a mystic atmosphere. Human voices directly replace instrumental parts; therefore, the range of pitches and the

This song was composed for the "Harmony for Japan Choral Collection" anthology, a tribute to Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Ken taro Sato wrote the lyrics and music. Peaceful melody reminds

Matsuura completed this "Requiem" to express her condolences to those who suffered from the Great East Japan Earthquake. The piece reminds Durufle's or Faure's "Requiem". The work's beautiful music will

Six works were "transferred" from the famous symphonies into a cappella works. Latin text gives a mystic atmosphere. Human voices directly replace instrumental parts; therefore, the range of pitches and the

Six works were "transferred" from the famous symphonies into a cappella works. Latin text gives a mystic atmosphere. Human voices directly replace instrumental parts; therefore, the range of pitches and the

This piece was completed on 11 March 2011, the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake. This song became the prayer for the victims of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami. The piano part is like a scene of

This piece is one of the milestones of Ko Matsushita's music. The poem was written by Naoko Kudo. While listening to the songs, people can see blue skies, white clouds, and golden sunshine. This a cappella