COMPOSITIONS WITH RELIGIOUS THEMES – SEARCHING FOR VARIETY IN EXPRESSION

Abstract

Maija Einfelde’s turn to sacred music coincides with the period she became recognised internationally – the time period since the end of the 1980s, when Einfelde developed sacred music as one of the major spheres in her creative work. It is notable that many religious works have brought her international acclaim – they are regularly included in concert programmes, as well as published and recorded. The goal of this paper is to review her sacred compositions in the traditional sense of the term, i.e. works with Christian motifs expressed in the titles or canonical texts.