Mahamatar is written for Oriental or Middle-Eastern female voice, distant boys' voices (in a vast acoustic), tubular bells and muted strings. The music is an invocation to the Great Mother Mahamatar in Sanskrit, and to the Theotóke (God-bearer) in Greek. Originally written to accompany a film by Werner Herzog which deals with South American Indians who travel for many miles on their knees to venerate the miraculous Ikon of The Mother of God of Guadalupe. Mahamatar may be performed by a solo voice or alternatively the melody could be played by a solo cello, with decorations and improvisations by the singer.

Publisher

Chester Music

Composer

John Tavener

Format

Study Score

Binding

Score

Pages

24

ISBN

9781705137376

Stock code

CH88150

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