Ralph Manuel - Alleluia SSATBB

The audio is from Busan Harmony Choir, conducted by Choe Jeong Il, one of the best recorded performances of this score.

[@borrburison648]

God give me strength im using this song for my dad's funeral

[@lindstheteacher1611]

Makes me want to cry. This was one of the last compositions I sang with my college choir before Covid ended my college career. The word “alleluia” means praise God which is hard to do in a time like this where I graduated college with no ceremony and churches are being ordered to close. Still, God is worthy of praise since He sent His son to die for us.

[@user-nl7rg6bk4j]

십년 전 합창으로 연주하면서 이 아름다운 선율에 푹 빠졌었지요 ... 부산 하모니 합창단 숭고하고도 아름다운 알렐루야♡♡♡

[@johnfu3850]

I believe this was written and performed for the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Service back in 1995. That is why the music conveys a mixture of sorrow and hope. I heard it for the first time in an ACDA convention back in the mid-1990s. It was such a moving piece then and it remains an emotional piece now. RIP to all those who perished.

[@thelifeofyusef]

It was actually written and commissioned in 1940 and Randall Thompson drew upon the war in Europe which is why it is somber.

[@johnfu3850]

@@thelifeofyusef thanks for the input. So I guess the original version was composed by Thompson, right?

[@thelifeofyusef]

John Fu oh goodness, wrong version lol. My choir has done both this version and the Thompson “Alleluia”, and they are both traditional pieces for us. I confused the two, sorry about that!! I actually do not know the history of this “Alleluia”, so thank you for that! 🙏🏽

[@johnfu3850]

@@thelifeofyusef yes I remember one conductor who performed this in the late 90s said this was composed for the Oklahoma City bombing memorial.

[@unfasten]

Ralph Manuel composed this in 1987.

[@rosgel13]

Sublime!💖💫💫💫💫💫

[@allencias]

💖💖💖

[@jiwonyun2115]

How can you call this one of the best recorded performances if they went flat by at least a note and a half?

[@samthisam570]

Maybe they jus' be flexin' an' want 'em basses ta hit a Bb 1.

[@verdade9998]

I'm Brazilian (from the land of the composer of this masterpiece). In fact, I already had the honor of being under the guidance of Ralph Manuel. I can't understand why you North Americans always start this piece so pianissimo. In the first performance of this piece she started out more energetic, until she reached a point where she had a super explosion! Another thing: why are you guys so slow? Once again: in the original version this piece is more accelerated! In the original version, the bass is extremely vivid! Not this thing that looks more like a three-part youth choir. However, this type of interpretation is clearly North American.

[@beatrixetelkakomora4876]

teria sido lindo se tivesse conseguido baixar. Não consegui!!😂😂

[@GuidoMenestrina]

Hmmm strange... Scribd might have some problems. Try on my site: www.musicaltranscriptions.com/Ralph-Manuel-Alleluia-SSATBB

[@japoy0820]

where can i get a copy of this wonderful masterpiece of sir ralph manuel

[@GuidoMenestrina]

There's the link in the description of the video :-)

[@CarlosArthurTavares]

Está diferente do original após o compasso 41.

[@GuidoMenestrina]

Thanks for your comment. Which differences you found? (apart from a high A which should be a high G in Soprano I part at meas. 47)?

[@douglasfelipearaujo5387]

Qual a diferença?

[@leonardomenezes4798]

acredito que a diferença seja na modulação do compasso 17 que ao invés de descer para dó maior, desce para si maior.