Jil Bartley
1933 -
Great Britain, England
J. Bartley
Jil Bartley (20/10/1933) is a female composer living and working in France, born at Welwyn Garden City, Herts, Uk, England.
Requiem
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1996
Musical form:mass
Text/libretto:Latin mass
Duration:ca. 28'
Label(s):own release: 001 JB 97
Requiem, a choral/orchestral work with two soloists using the original latin mass text (about 28 mins in performance). Requiem received a successful premiere in Nice, followed by performances in Monaco Cathedral, Vence Cathedral and at the Summer International Festival, Krakow, Poland. There have been two broadcasts of Requiem in Australia ( 2006) and several broadcasts in Germany ( 2007/2008 ) plus a British Premiere of the work by Arun Choral Society in Arundel Cathedral, Sussex in 2006.
Source:http://www.choirs.org.uk/new%20composers.html
Contributor:Peter Ritskes
This Requiem contains:
- Requiem aeternam 7'43
- Dies irae 5'57
- Kyrie 2'17
- Sanctus 1'18
- Benedictus 7'12
- Pie Jesu 2'21
- Amen 6'10
Source:booklet of cd 001 JB 97
Lux aeterna
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1997
Musical form:motet
Text/libretto:Latin
Duration:6'11
Label(s):own release: 001 JB 97
In 1997 Lois Clymer performed the world premiere in Nice of Jil Bartley's "Lux Aeterna" for clarinet, mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, harp and choir.
This piece was inspired by her playing and dedicated to her.