Stabat mater is a motet for double chorus by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. The ensemble consists of a core membership of fifteen singers, though personnel size varies according to the demands of the repertoire. Missa papae marcelli, stabat mater pro cantione antiqua 01. Stabat mater joao rodrigues esteves portuguese baroque music and its influence in brazil completa duration. This unique, limitededition boxed set offers 50 cds of the greatest choral masterpieces of the past 500 years, stretching from renaissance masses and the glories of the baroque and classical eras through to the major works of the romantic era and the diversity of the 20th and 21st centuries, all in some of the greatest recordings ever committed to disc. Though many pieces catalogued as pergolesis are clearly spurious, a manuscript of the stabat mater in his handwriting has been preserved, this confirming his authorship.
It is centered on the 20 verses of text that constitute the hymn of the same name. The syllabic movements of the missa papae marcelli were early in this change. Choral works classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Missa papae marcelli introitus, gaudeamus omnes in domino 0. A doctoral thesis on stabat mater compositions the. The oxford camerata is an english chamber choir based in oxford, england. Everybody interested in the stabat mater compositions will have heard of the book of carl heinrich bitter. Pro cantione antiquas performance is sturdy and tuneful. Stabat mater palestrina mp3 and lossless downloads. Stabat mater the tallis scholars peter phillips performed a whole note below written pitch live recording at basilica santa maria maggiore, rome on 2 february 1994, the 400th. Stabat mater palestrina, sheet music, scores staab, johann palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds.
The stabat mater is a thcentury christian hymn to mary, which portrays her suffering as jesus christs mother during his crucifixion. It was written for the sistine chapel choir, and like allegris famous miserere it was kept as the chapels private property, not even published until well after the composer had died. Palestrina, pergolesi, vivaldi, scarlatti, haydn, rossini, dvorak, verdi, szymanowski, poulenc en part. But the soaring lines of missa papae marcelli provide great interest and, in this performance, real emotional intensity. This is followed by palestrina s setting of the stabat mater. Live performance at garnisonskirken in copenhagen on april 6th 2014. The purpose of this thesis is to trace the history of the stabat mater dolorosa and to analyze in detail the musical setting by giovanni b. Giovanni battista pergolesi january 4, 1710 march 16, 1736 was an italian composer, violinist and organist. It was composed in the late renaissance period sometime during the late 16th century. This page lists all recordings of stabat mater by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. Stabat mater pergolesi, giovanni battista sheetmusicfox. Print and download stabat mater for flute choir palestrina sheet music. The choir sings miserere in english, the palestrina pieces in latin, while the enclosed booklet supplies english, french and german translations. Stabat mater palestrina download free sheet music and scores.
Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina is considered by many the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time. Arrangement of giovanni pierluigi da palestrina s stabat mater for a double chorus of mixed voices soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, with a german translation of the latin lyrics. Palestrina s setting of the good friday poem stabat mater was one of the last things he ever composed. Never printed during palestrinas lifetime, the work was. This disc would not be complete, however, without the exquisite 8voice stabat mater possibly palestrina s most famous piece in current times and a work that emphasises the other side of the easter story the agony and pain of the crucifixion. Stabat mater for flute choir palestrina by giovanni.
My wife hannie was browsing on internet some time ago, looking for a birthday present for me in connection with the stabat mater, and she found a real gem. There are numerous recordings of the missa papae marcelli, and most of them are awful. Allegri miserere, palestrina, stabat mater david willcocks, choir of kings college cambridge download was added 3 hours ago in the audio download category. Palestrina masses want to be vigorous but not brusque. Stabat mater palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da imslp. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chat about giovanni pierluigi da palestrina advertise with us.
From a letter of liszt to franz xaver witt written in 1873 we learn that liszt also made corrections to inaccuracies in the manuscript, as he called the. The choir of new college oxford, edward higginbottom. Stabat mater by giovanni da palestrina and richard wagner. He is considered to be the most important italian composer of the sixteenth century and furthermore as the greatest composer of catholic church music, including more than 100 masses. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Stabat mater giovanni pierluigi da palestrina choralwiki. Title stabat mater dolorosa composer palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da. A model of such settings is palestrina s famous stabat mater which employs two choruses and combines several couplets to suggest larger musical units within the total composition. Palestrinamissa papae marcelli stabat mater missa lhomme arme motetsbruno turner mark brown pro cantione antiquacatalogue number. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. I rather suspect that many palestrina masses are rather more interesting to sing than to listen to.
At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. The subtle final entries of paradisi gloria reflect the calm of the earlier pieces, but with a glow foreshadowing the victory to come. Ein studie zum stabat mater, published in leipzig in. Sicut lilium inter spinas, igp 89 palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da stabat mater palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da sub tuum praesidium palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da super flumina babylonis palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da surgam et circuibo civitatem palestrina, giovanni pierluigi da. These words were first uttered in thirteenth century italy in an affective and emotional latin deovtional lyric. Of all people, it was richard wagner who may have most contributed to the popularity of palestrina s eightvoiced stabat mater. The title comes from its first line, stabat mater dolorosa, which means the sorrowful mother was standing the hymn is sung at the liturgy on the memorial of our lady of. Its not, to my ears, the ultimate interpretation, but its probably the best around. His notes on the composer, the music, the texts and translations and the different versions all came online. Its author may be either the franciscan friar jacopone da todi or pope innocent iii.
The author has chosen this stabat mater because of its beauty and because, as yet, no work by pergolesi has been analyzed by a graduate student of the eastman school of music. Wagner discovered the work among the catholic music in dresden. Palestrina left hundreds of compositions, including 104 masses, 68 offertories, 250 motets, 45 hymns, psalms, 33 magnificats, litanies, 4 or 5 sets of lamentations etc. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without downloading. Original text and translations may be found at stabat. Stabat mater for double chorus eightvoice, written around 1590. Throughout the 20 verses meditating on marys feelings at the cross, every ounce of implied drama, of unsettled feeling, and of deep reflection is brought to bear on a performance of superbly crafted form, nuanced dynamics. Download free stabat mater pergolesi, giovanni battista by giovanni battista pergolesi sheet music. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. In 1997 i created the ultimate stabat mater website for hans with the program frontpage.
Wagners edition of palestrinas stabat mater 225 manuscript so that he could send it to liszt in connection with a planned breitkopf edition, which, however, was not realized. Palestrina s stabat mater is an extremely expressive motet. Arrangement of giovanni pierluigi da palestrinas stabat mater for a double chorus of mixed voices soprano, alto. Stabat mater voice, piano sheet music cantorion free. A doctoral thesis on stabat mater compositions the ultimate. Here you can download the midi melodies of artist palestrina. Adobe flash player version 9 or above is required to play this audio clip. During the 17th and 18th centuries, stabat mater inspired large works for chorus and orchestra. This page lists all recordings of magnificat by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina c. A history of the stabat mater and an analysis of the. Wagners edition of palestrina s stabat mater 225 manuscript so that he could send it to liszt in connection with a planned breitkopf edition, which, however, was not realized.
His stabat mater from 1985 is composed in what he calls his tintinnabuli style and. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of stabat mater, motet for 8 voices on allmusic. It was composed in the late renaissance period sometime during the late 16th. The poem is the stabat mater, thought to be the work of the great laudapoet jacopone da todi. Stabat mater is a musical setting of the homonimous sequence, composed by giovanni battista pergolesi in 1736, during the final weeks of his life. Discography ensemble william byrd graham oreillyensemble. Tablatures palestrina from stabat mater, from stabat mater. Listening intently to the multiple simultaneous voices, expertly delivered by kings college choir under sir david willcocks, is a thrilling experience. The camerata was founded in 1984 by conductor jeremy summerly and singers david hurley and henrietta cowling and gave its first performance on 22 may of that year. In palestrina s monumental stabat mater for double choir is central to the recording. Almost his last datable composition, it was written around 158990 in the antiphonal style between two separated choirs which is associated with venetian music. Kyrie from giovanni pierluigi da palestrina s allegris miserere and palestrina s missa papae marcelli for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Roy goodman solo treble choir of kings college cambridge, sir david willcocks. A series of biographical studies giovanni pierluigi da palestrina.
Watch the video for stabat mater from giovanni pierluigi da palestrina s allegris miserere and palestrina s missa papae marcelli for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrinastabat mater by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina. This is followed by palestrinas setting of the stabat mater. Stabat mater voice, piano by giovanni battista pergolesi. Pergolesi, palestrina stabat mater czech philormanic chorus, prague chamber orchestra massimo bruni 245. Thus his ineffable stabat mater ends not with the heavy spirit which has characterised most of its length.
The repertoire, which includes the miserere by gregorio allegri 15821652 and the misaa papae marcelli, the motet tu es petrus and the imposing stabat mater by palestrina c. Pergolesi was born in jesi, italy, where he studied music under francesco santini there before going to naples in 1725 where he studied under gaetano greco among others. Carwood highlights every articulation of the architecture, guiding the listener from suffering to hope. Universal edition receives german music edition award best edition for gustav mahlers titan adieu a special event with composer david ianni in honour of the grand duke jean of luxembourg. Gimell allegris miserere and palestrinas missa papae.
Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina 1525 1594 was born in palestrina, italy. Stabat mater giovanni pierluigi da palestrina from choralwiki. Stabat mater i palestrina i ars nova copenhagen youtube. Music for easter, includes palestrina s missa regina caeli and his famous stabat mater. The subtle final entries of paradisi gloria reflect the calm of the earlier pieces. Never printed during palestrina s lifetime, the work was. The exciting energetic doublechoir mass, and a stabat mater that includes. Palestrina stabat mater willcocksthe choir of kings college cambridge decca,1999 286. Stabat mater was frequently given elaborate polyphonic settings.
Stabat mater by cambridge david willcocks the choir of kings college from amazons classical music store. The function of music in the church is the seasoning of devotion by the added delight of sweetness of song and variety of harmony. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina classical archives. This page lists all recordings of stabat mater by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina c. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina 15251594wrote in the dedication of his first book of motets what he considered to be the function of music in the church. The opening sequence, stabat mater, shows just what is admirable about this choir and the direction it receives.
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