Julián Carrillo: Mass for Pope John XXIII (1962) in quarter tones, by Julián Carrillo

Julián Carrillo: Mass for Pope John XXIII (1962) in quarter tones

by Julián Carrillo

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Julián Carrillo: Mass for Pope John XXIII (1962) in quarter tones 37:29

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The Mass For Pope John XXIII was composed during the final period of Carrillo’s life, when he was known and even revered throughout the Western world. Carrillo enabled the whole orchestra to play his music by composing in a neo-baroque concerto-grosso-format, whereby the “classically” tuned orchestra represented the ripieno and the new sonido trece was used by the smaller concertino group. The Mass was his penultimate work, composed when he was in full command of his expanded musical resources. It is regarded as his most important and successful composition. It has been suggested (Gerald R. Benjamin, “Julian Carrillo and Sonido Trece,” Inter-American Institute for Musical Research Yearbook, III, 1967) that its restriction to just two classes of small intervals—quarter and semi-tones—is the result of an effort to
express more cogently a very pious and hallowed text. The music is sung with remarkable precision and flexibility by a group of male voices. It was recorded in Paris under the supervision of the composer himself.

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released January 1, 1969

This recording was made possible by a grant from Miss Dolores Carrillo.

Cover by Judith Lerner

Recorded by Philips

Produced by Carter Harman

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