Ola Gjeilo - Unicornis Captivatur - score

Sung By Pheonix Chorale

[@fredreindljr1996]

My choir will be singing this piece this semester! Cannot wait!

[@christinsteglich6864]

Fred Reindl Awesome! It is a classic in our choir, one of my favorites! But we sing it a little slower. Have fun!

[@katebarton5548]

wow

[@dezgasting]

I love the ending so much.

[@unusue5982]

My choir is performing this song this year, and wow it's pretty hard! But so worth it, it's so beautiful~

[@-peyat]

0:00 A section, Soprano (unison) 0:22 A section, S+A (all divisi) 0:45 B section, SATB (all divisi) 1:04 A section SATB (w/ some divisi in bass) 1:25 B section SATB (all divisi) 1:45 C section SATB (T+B divisi) 2:20 D section S+A (four part, divisi) 2:53 D section T+B (four part, divisi) 3:16 Cont. of D section, SATB (S divisi) 3:54 E section SATB (all divisi) 4:34 B section (variation) SATB (S+T divisi, A+B get a few notes of divisi near end) 5:10 B section SATB (all divisi) 5:34 finale, SSAATTBB edit: i'm not sure about if i like the specifications with what parts are present and what parts get divisi, as most of the piece is nearly 8 part harmony.

[@Luca-gj9xn]

You are very good and Gjeilo is a truly genius! My choir sang "The Rose" and "Days of Beauty" with new arrangements, both adapting for mixed choir, with male and female voices and making spectacular videos! We were able to reach the same Gjeilo who was thrilled. Write this in the search: you will surely like them! Corale Novarmonia - Days of Beauty (O. Gjeilo) SATB Choir Corale Novarmonia - The Rose (O. Gjeilo)

[@susannestechow]

I also know the Choral, which is inworked Here. The original Text ist German and is from the 17th century (Jerusalem. du hochgebaute Stadt...)

[@susannestechow]

Does the text be from medieval Times written by an old Poet or from our Times written by a modern author at the Tradition of such old Poems? At the description is to read "Anon". Who is Anon?

[@Immediately_Immediately]

9mo since your comment, but for posterity… the text comes from the Engelberg Manuscript (Engelberg 314), which came from the Benedictine monastery at Engelberg. As such it’s probably a Renaissance era text, though the exact author and date of composition is unknown

[@susannestechow1009]

Sehr interessantes Stück über eine mittelalterliche , symbolische, geistliche Tierdichtung, die es in Latein und Deutsch und vielleicht noch in anderen Sprachen übersetzt gibt.

[@rb2157]

This recording gives me second alto envy.

[@gracetyson5105]

beautiful!

[@danielavirginia13]

Where I can get the sheet?

[@ulrichamador4331]

Can we get the music sheet for free?

[@MattWeisherComposer]

10 clicks slower at the start.

[@MattWeisherComposer]

Why sound out of breath?!

[@NathanielByers]

Too much vibrato...

[@graciee8820]

Nathaniel Byers agree, it even caused the choir to end very sharp (like in a key a half step higher)

[@Gabe7Gal]

@@graciee8820 Proper vibrato actually helps stabilize intonation... from a stylistic standpoint, the amount of vibrato they used is pretty much on point for a contemporary piece like this that is more on the lyrical side as apposed to having slow, dissonant block chords.

[@neithsobek7599]

Yes, I think their vowels should be more open without extra arbitrary ornaments. And they push a little too hard for the melody for eg. "serpents est levatus"

[@elisebecker7291]

So critical! I think this recording is beautiful.

[@-peyat]

@@graciee8820 as someone else said, vibrato actually stabalizes intonation. the actual issue with them ending up too high is the fact that it is choral music. with choral music, because of our tuning system, the pitch often gets shifted. adam neely has a great video on it.