Requiem for mixed Choir and Ensemble - Oostenbrug, Wytze

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"Many settings of the requiem, including almost all requiems up to and including the Renaissance, are based on the Catholic Requiem from before the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). That is also the origin of the name of the genre. Requiem is the first word of the introitus: Requiem æternam dona eis Domine (Lord, give them eternal rest). The Gloria and the Credo from the Ordinary Mass are therefore not sung. The In paradisum, which is sung when the coffin or urn is carried outside, and the Libera me, a responsorium, which is sung at the coffin immediately before the funeral, are also often set as if they were part of the requiem, although strictly speaking they don't. After the Second Vatican Council there were many changes in the funeral liturgy, smaller (in Agnus Dei the words dona eis requiem and dona eis requiem sempiternam were replaced by miserere nobis and dona nobis pacem) and larger ones (the whole Dies irae was omitted), and a multitude of alternating hymns were made available, including several psalm texts with Alleluia. The omission of the Dies irae was anticipated a century before Vatican II by some composers, such as Fauré and Duruflé. But they often set the last stanza, perhaps inspired by a tradition in some churches, where the Pie Jesu was sung after the consecration. The present work is not strictly based on the text adopted after the Second Vatican Council. There is a choice of texts that I found interesting. I chose the following structure: *Introit: Requiem aeternam *Kyrie, followed by a repeat of the Requiem aeternam *Lacrimosa (from the Dies Irae) *Hostias (from the Offertory) *Sanctus *Agnus Dei *Lux aeterna In general I chose a quiet sound, in which the harmonies arise from a unison entry. Moreover, the music is often in fact measureless, with the measures notated to the rhythm of the text. The rationale is the key of G minor or G major, but there are deviations and shifts. Although originated as an a cappella piece, I have added a limited accompaniment in the form of a string quartet and an alto saxophone (or alto clarinet). Naturally, the string quartet can be extended depending on the chorus."

◈ Genre → Requiems

♯ Key G major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range C#2 – B-6

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 369

Texture Homophonic

Parts 9

Instruments Mixed ensemble

Pages 56

CPDL # 64781

Editor Wytze Oostenbrug

Posted 2021-06-16

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Alto Saxophone o. Alto Clarinetto

C#4 – C#6

SOPRANO

D4 – A5

ALTO

A3 – E5

TENOR

C3 – A4

BASS

F#2 – D4

Violin 1

G3 – B-6

Violin 2

G3 – D#6

Viola

C3 – C5

Violoncello

C#2 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. Et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, Et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem Exaudi orationem meam Ad te omnis caro veniet. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison. Lacrimosa dies illa, Qua resurget ex favilla Judicandus homo reus.: Huic ergo parce, Deus: ie Jesu Domine: Dona eis requiem. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. Tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie memoriam facimus. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius. Sanctus, sanctus sanctus Dominus, Deus sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam. Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis.