Dum transisset Sabbatum a 5 - Johnson, Robert

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"From a manuscript in the library of Christ Church, Oxford. The soprano and alto parts are attributed in the manuscript to “Mr Johnson”. *The baritone part is attributed to “Tallis alias Johnson”. In the manuscript this part is written in plainchant notation. Slurs in this edition represent ligatures in the original plainchant. The work was published by Charles Burney in his “General History of Music” in 1776 with many changes to reduce dissonances and adapt the work to 18th Century taste. *In a complete performance, the plainsong intonation and entire polyphony were probably intended to be sung first. Then the plainsong verse ''Et valde mane''; Then the polyphony from ''Ut venientes'' to the end. Then the plainsong ''Gloria patri''. Finally the polyphonic ''Alleluia''. In the original manuscript “Alleluia” is written out “Al-le-lui-a”. *There are a number of differences in published versions of (i) the plainsong intonation, (ii) the ''Et valde mane'' and (iii) the ''Gloria patri'' sections. These sections are not included in the manuscript source for this edition of the Johnson five part setting. *The three last notes in the intonation, usually sung “sse – e - et”, are sometimes replaced by a single long note in, for instance, published editions of Tallis’ 5 part setting of “Dum Transisset”. *There are a variety of different interpretations of the ''Et valde mane'' and the ''Gloria patri'' plainsong sections. Examples are included in the CPDL edition of the Taverner setting by Rupert Preston Bell, the edition of the Tallis setting by JJ Hutchings on [http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/ Sibelius Music], the edition of the same Tallis setting by Richard Abram, published in “Musical Times”, February 1979, and the performance on CD of the Johnson four and five part settings by [http://www.cappella-nova.com/discog.html Cappella Nova] (directed by Alan Tavener)."

◈ Genre → Responsories

♯ Key F major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATBB|SATBarB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range F2 – G5

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 70

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 7

CPDL # 70046

Editor Jason Smart

Posted 2022-07-17

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

♫Pitch Ranges

[Soprano]

D4 – G5

[Alto]

G3 – C5

[Tenor]

C3 – G4

[Baritone]

C3 – B-3

[Bass]

F2 – G3