Score
De Profundis : after Martin Luther, for SSATBarB voices and chamber organ / Paul Stanhope ; text from Psalm 130.
Library shelf no. 783.16525/STA 1 [Available for loan]
Score
De Profundis : after Martin Luther, for SATB chamber choir and organ / Paul Stanhope ; text: Psalm 130 (excerpt).
Version: This product features the SATB Choir with organ version of this work
Library shelf no. 782.5525/STA 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
Based on Martin Luther's hymn, 'Aus tiefer not schrei ich zu dir' this De Profundis setting, commissioned by The Song Company as one of a number of responses to Lutheran chorales, looks backwards from Bach in its use of early music techniques. The piece uses such devices as mensuration canon (where a melody is sung simultaneously at different speeds), retrograde passages (where the tune is sung in reverse from the end towards the beginning) as well as antiphonal textures and free chant sections. Such ancient techniques are beautifully flexible and can also be used in new ways, complemented by clusters of accumulated pitches outlined in the voice parts and sustained by the chamber organ. Although I derived most of the pitch material from the hymn's melody (with occasional modal alterations) a more overtly chorale-like style is suggested in a brief climactic moment before the re-iteration of the opening canonic texture, releasing to free melodic cascades and soft whistling to create a ghostly effect.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: SSATBarB solo voices, chamber organ.
Duration: 5 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Dedication note: Dedicated to Antony Pitts and members of The Song Company.
Commission note: Commissioned by The Song Company.
First performance: by The Song Company at Forward & Bach (Yellow House Gallery) on 10 Jun 2017
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc associated with this work:
Related to Martin Luther's hymn 'Aus tiefer Not, schrei ich zu dir'.
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Spiritual and Sacred Music
Performances of this work
22 Jun 2017: at Forward & Bach (St James' Church (King Street)). Featuring The Song Company.
17 Jun 2017: at Forward & Bach (The Independent Theatre). Featuring The Song Company.
15 Jun 2017: at Forward & Bach (Christ Church Cathedral (Newcastle NSW)). Featuring The Song Company.
13 Jun 2017: at Forward & Bach (The Edge, Federation Square). Featuring The Song Company.
10 Jun 2017: at Forward & Bach (Yellow House Gallery). Featuring The Song Company.
23 Jun 2017: at Forward & Bach (Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest). Featuring The Song Company.
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