Gjeilo has four albums to his credit and his choral music has been recorded by, among others, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and the U.K.-based ensemble VOCES8, for whom Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) is composer-in-residence. If there is a musical form that is populist it is in choir, where anyone from any walk of life can take part - at church or on the grandest stage. It is perhaps fitting, then, that he writes choral music. Something that very deeply wants to communicate with people and reach as many people as possible.” “That’s incredibly important to me, that what I write is something that has the potential to touch the listener and be meaningful to them without being manipulative or sentimental. “It is focused on the listener and wants to be very communicative and accessible whatever it is,” he said in an interview in advance of his appearance at the Music and Beyond Festival on July 15, where he will perform and his music will be highlighted. The Norwegian-born composer Ola Gjeilo believes in populist music.
Chapter 2 contains musical examples from selected works, which are used to illuminate unique attributes found in Gjeilo’s music. This study provides an overview of Gjeilo’s background, in Chapter 1, and discusses its influence on his compositional philosophy. Gjeilo draws inspiration from a text but then uses its sonic qualities (the sounds of vowels and consonants) to create an atmosphere of sound instead of following the traditions in choral and vocal music of using musical mechanisms (melody, rhythm, and harmony) to reinforce the text poetically. in particular, his music merges diverse musical influences, which results in a product of unique character among choral compositions in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It represents a philosophical approach and vision of the choral instrument for which the conductor must have a clear understanding in order to prepare a meaningful performance.
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The choral music of Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo (pronounced “yay-loh”) is gaining international acclaim and is widely performed and commissioned by prominent high school, university, and professional choirs. More information about this dissertation can be viewed below. It has been viewed 2337 times, with 14 in the last month. Gjeilo draws inspiration from a text but then uses its sonic qualities (the sounds of vowels and consonants) …
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