Requiem for 16 part chorus and solo countertenor by Jacob Mashak
Each voice of the chorus is an individual (even when performed by ensembles larger than 16 singers). A conductor, if there is one, may indicate the pace of the entrances, ends of sections and movements, but exactly how a singer is singing and experiencing and communicating the requiem is their personal expression, within what is specified within the score and within the specific instructions for each movement listed bellow. The countertenor is a slight exception, though given near absolute freedom in rhythm and tempo, he should still present the text as simply as it appears on the page. I. Introit, for solo countertenor: honest and plaintive, do not try to invoke the style of Gregorian chant (unless you actually are of a monastic order and that would be an honest expression for you). II. Kyrie, for chorus: each voice (or section, if the choir is larger) enters with one syllable, repeating it (that is, rearticulating that syllable) as moved or desired. III. Agnus Dei, for solo countertenor and chorus: each member of the chorus sings their four note sequence, repeatedly and at their own pace, independent of the others. The whole ensemble ought change to “dona eis” and then “requiem” together, ending after everyone reaches a closed “m”. The word “sempiternam” is sung, again, repeatedly and at the individual's pace. IV. Lux aeterna, for chorus: Exactly as “sempiternam” above. Transitions between chords should be fuzzy: when indicated to move, each singer finishes their previous phrase and pitch, then moves freely to the next. V. Pie Jesu, for solo countertenor and chorus: much like the Agnus Dei, using only open vowels. The final “bar”, containing the word “sempiternam” from the countertenor should all be sung together, the only place of whole unity in the whole requiem. VI. In Paradisum, for solo countertenor and chorus: exactly as the Introit for the countertenor. The following “Chorus angelorum” much as the Kyrie, voices now mostly with a short phrases rather than single syllables. Ending “aeternam habeas requiem” as in Agnus Dei, with the same closed “m” to fade into eternity.
Requiem
Countertenor Solo
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Jacob Mashak
I. Introit
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II. Kyrie
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Ag - nus
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qui
tol - lis
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mun - di
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qui tol - lis
do - na
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Countertenor Solo
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III. Agnus Dei
pe - cat - ta - mun - di
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re - qui - em - (m)
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do - na
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Sempiternam
Sempiternam
Sempiternam
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5
Lux aeterna
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B.
S.
Lux aeterna
Requiem
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T.
B.
luceat eis,
Domine,
cum sanctis tuis
in aeternum,
quia pius es.
Domine,
aeternam
cum sanctis tuis
Domine,
et lux perpetua
dona eis
in aeternum,
luceat eis,
Requiem
et lux perpetua
luceat eis,
luceat eis,
IV. Lux Aeterna
aeternam
dona eis
Domine,
quia pius es.
quia pius
quia pius
es.
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V. Pie Jesu
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sem - pi - ter - nam
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VI. In Paradisum
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A.
an - ge - lo - rum
Cho - rus
an - ge - lo - rum
Countertenor Solo
Cho - rus
pau - pe - re
et
cum quon - dam
La - za - ro,
te
suscipat
et cum et
te
Lazaro,
quondam
paupere,
su - sci - pat
pau - pe - re
te
aeternam habeas requiem. (m)
aeternam habeas requiem. (m)
aeternam habeas requiem. (m)
La - za - ro,
cum
quon - dam
et
cum
an - ge - lo - rum
La - za - ro,
aeternam habeas requiem. (m)
quon - dam
su - sci - pat
te
an - ge - lo - rum
cum
te
pau - pe - re
et
Chorus angelorum Cho - rus
B.
su - sci - pat
Cho - rus
T.
quon - dam
su - sci - pat
aeternam habeas requiem. (m)
La - za - ro,
pau - pe - re