related works

Wintersong (The Sky is Low) : for female voices and piano / Rieteke Hölscher; lyrics by Emily Dickinson

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Female choir
Scoring: VK

The word unfinished : text on a lost language, for 16 choir groups and 9 sound tracks, opus 49, 1998/1999 / texts by Peter te Nuyl based on Aeschylus - Prometheus, Plato - The cave, King James Bible - Genesis 11, 1-9, Huub Kerstens

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Mixed choir; Multimedia and singing voice(s) with or without instrument(s)
Scoring: GK4 soundtracks

Cantus Aeternus : for mixed choir a cappella / Svyatoslav Lunyov

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Mixed choir
Scoring: GK4

Cantico del sole : voor driestemmig vocaal ensemble, 1980-1985 / Klaas Govers

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Vocal ensemble (2-12); Mixed choir
Scoring: female voice 2male voices / GK3

composition

Maria Magdalena (aan de voeten van Jesus) : for choir a cappella / Rieteke Hölscher; text Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher (1594-1649)

Other authors:
Hölscher, Rieteke (Composer)
Description:
Mary Magdalene, a biblical figure from the New Testament (one of the women who were present at the crucifixion of Christ), has often been a rather maligned and sinful figure in history. Seen in this light, it's interesting that this poem from the 17th century is a tribute to Mary Magdalena. However, one may be questioning whether the decision to leave everything behind her was the right thing to do for Mary Magdalene; we all know how the story ends: Jesus died eventually: should she have never had any doubts? In particular I tried to add this last element to my composition, mainly detectable in the musical and rhythmic shifts that take place in the otherwise rather Gregorian-like melody.
Rieteke Hölscher (October 2017)