‘For in that sleep of death what dreams may come‘. This is the only text in this piece for two spatially separated mixed choirs a cappella. The text is from the famous monologue in Hamlet, starting with ‘to be or not to be‘. The choirs sing the phrase slowly, word by word, with emphasis on the sound of the words.

Duration: 11′30″

This piece is my answer to a persistent admiration for the Missa Pange Lingua by Josquin des Pres, and particularly, the last segment of the last part (Angus Dei). Dona Nobis Pacem, give us peace. Josquin brings these words to life in a way that never stops to move me.

I start my piece with the very last notes, the last cadenza of the mass, with the word ‘Pacem’. I don’t do much more than reflecting on those last words and notes, adding short recollections of fragments that precede them, and inserting chromatic alterations every now and then, slightly changing the original music without intending to harm it. It is my recollection of a wonderful Angus Dei.

Mixed Choir. Duration: 8-9 minutes