MM_2359739 – Smolka, Agnus Dei

MartinSmolka

Agnus Dei for Double Choir

& Härtel

Performers

Coro I = mixed choir SATB (8 voices)

Coro II = mixed choir SATB; female voices are only exceptionally divided into two parts. This choir can be a youth choir or any less advanced choir.

Text

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi dona eis requiem

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata dona eis requiem

Eh’ das Mädchen entschlief Dievča umiralo es laut noch einmal rief eště zavolalo Seid ihr meine lieben Či na druhem svetě Burschen auch dort drüben mladěnci budětě Seid ihr jenseits či na druhem svetě Burschen mladěnci

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine, quia pius es dona eis requiem sempiternam Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei Amen

Composer’s Note

This piece contains three excerpts from Bohuslav Martinů’s (1892–1959) song book Nový Špalíček (New Chap-Book, 1942). Twice, in the beginning and by the end, short chord successions from the piano part of Martinů’s songs are being quoted, yet the words “Agnus Dei” have been set to the music. In the center of the piece, a fragment of the melody of Martinů’s song Zvědavé dievča (Wondering Maiden) with its original words is being quoted. It should be sung, if possible, in the language of the expected audience.

The piece is a little requiem for my father. The quotations are from songs my father used to sing with me and my sister in times when I had a soprano voice.

Explanation

m In case a consonant is underlined, it should be sung in place of a vowel; bocca chiusa

Commission of SWR Vokalensembles Stuttgart and the friends and supporters of the SWR Vokalensembles Stuttgart

First Performance: 14 July 2012, Stuttgart Chamber Choir of the Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen (Rehearsal: Thomas Baur) SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart (Conductor: Marcus Creed)

Duration: 9–10 Minutes

Unverkäufliches Mietmaterial

Breitkopf & Härtel

Wiesbaden · Leipzig · Paris

Weitervermieten, Abschreiben, Fotokopieren usw. verboten

Agnus Dei

© 2012 by Breitkopf

Martin Smolka,

Härtel, Wiesbaden

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