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Comment author: mindspillage 03 October 2010 11:49:06AM 3 points [-]

I don't generally enjoy Mozart, but his Requiem is incredible.

"Salvation is Created" is a choral piece by Pavel Tchesnokov, mindblowingly beautiful, especially with a good section of deep Russian basses.

Many Renaissance masses and motets also, Josquin and Palestrina especially.

I am almost grateful these aren't usually performed in services--I won't speak of Bach, since it is almost worth pretending to have found faith just to sing in the church choir.

Comment author: multifoliaterose 03 October 2010 02:11:24PM 0 points [-]

I don't generally enjoy Mozart, but his Requiem is incredible.

I feel the same way :-)

Thanks for the other references, I'll check them out.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 03 October 2010 01:06:37PM 0 points [-]

it is almost worth pretending to have found faith just to sing in the church choir.

It's too bad VOIP isn't reliably good enough for us to arrange our own choir.