FREDRIK
SIXTEN
STABAT MATER
ALTO & TENOR SOLO MIXED CHOIR
WOODWIND QUINTET, HARP & STRING QUINTET
STABAT MATER
Alto & tenor solo mixed choir
woodwind quintet, harp & string quintet
Alto & Tenor solo
Mixed Choir
Woodwind quintet1
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Horn
Bassoon
Harp
String quintet2
Violin 1&2
Viola
Cello
Double bass
Durata c. 50 minutes
World premier June 16th 2024 in Adolf Fredrik’s church, Stockholm, Sweden
Editions:
Score NMO15310A
Parts NMO15310B
Vocal score NMO15310C
1 Clarinet in Bb & Horn in F.
2 Depending on the size of the choir more strings can be used. Many of the double-stops then to be played divisi.
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NMOD15310C
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1. Chorus
Stabat Mater dolorosa juxta crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat Filius.
The mother of sorrows stood in tears beside the cross on which her Son was hanging.
Music: Fredrik Sixten
Text: Latin trad.
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2. Chorus
Cujus animam gementem contristatam et dolentem, pertransivit gladius.
Her grieving heart, anguished and lamenting, was pierced by a sword.
3. Alto solo & Chorus
O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedícta Mater unigeniti!
O how sad and afflicted was that blessed Mother of her Only-begotten Son. How she moaned and wept, the loving Mother, as she saw the pains of her divine Son. Quae moerebat et dolebat, pia Mater, dum videbat nati poenas inclyti.
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4. Tenor solo & Chorus
Quis est homo qui non fleret, Quis non posset contristari, Matrem Christi si videret Christi matrem contemplari, in tanto supplicio? dolentem cum Filio?
What man would not weep if he saw the Mother of Christ in such torment? Who would not share her sorrow, seeing the loving Mother grieving with her Son?
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Adagio assai e dolente h = c. 36
5. Chorus
Pro peccatis suae gentis vidit Jesum in tormentis et flagellis subditum.
For the sins of Mankind she saw Jesus undergo torment and the lash. Copyright © Norsk Musikkforlag AS.
P con passione
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6. Solo duet
Vidit suum dulcem natum moriendo desolatum, dum emisit spiritum.
She beheld her tender child, saw Him hang in desolation, till His spirit forth He sent.
7. Chorus
Eja Mater, fons amoris! Fac, ut ardeat cor meum Me sentire vim dolorisin amando Christum Deum fac, ut tecum lugeam. ut sibi complaceam.
O Mother, fount of love! Make me to feel the strength of your grief, so that I may mourn with you. Make my heart burn with the love of Christ the Lord, and find grace in his eyes.
Larghetto
Larghetto
8. Alto solo & Chorus
Sancta Mater, istud agas, crucifixi fige plagas cordi meo valide.
Holy Mother, this I pray, drive the wounds of the Crucified deep into my heart.
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9. Tenor solo & Chorus
Tui nati vulnerati, tam dignati pro mi pati poenas mecum divide.
Share with me the agony of your wounded Son who deigned to suffer so much for me.
Chorus
Fac me tecum pie flere, crucifixo condolere donec ego vixero.
Make me truly weep with you, and share the suffering of the Crucified, as long as I shall live.
11. Chorus
Juxta crucem tecum stare, et me tibi sociare in planctu desidero.
To stand with you beside the Cross and share your grief is my desire. †
12. Tenor solo
Virgo virginum praeclara, mihi jam non sis amara, fac me tecum plangere
Virgin of all virgins blest! Listen to my fond request: let me share thy grief divine.
Fac, ut portem Christi mortem, passionis fac consortem, et plagas recolere.
13. Chorus †
Let me bear the death of Christ, be a sharer of his Passion, contemplate His wounds.
14.
Alto solo † Wounded with His every wound, steep my soul till it hath swooned, in His very blood away.
Fac me plagis vulnerari, fac me cruce inebriari et cruore Fílii.
15. Chorus
Flammis ne urar succensus per te, Virgo, sim defensus in die judicii.
Lest I burn in the flames of hell, let me be defended by you, O Virgin, on the day of judgement.
Christe, cum sit hinc exire, da per Matrem me veníre ad palmam victoriae.
Christ, when I must go from here, grant through your mother for me to come to the palm of victory.
Chorus † When my body dies, may my soul be granted the glory of paradise.
Quando corpus morietur, fac, ut animae donetur Paradisi gloria.
Fredrik Sixten (b. 1962) is one of the leading Swedish composers of his generation. He studied composition with Sven-David Sandström at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Before becoming a full-time composer, he worked as a cathedral organist in Sweden and Norway. He is known internationally for his many sacred choral works for unaccompanied voices or with orchestra. These works include a Requiem, Christmas Oratorio, and 3 settings of the passion: St. Mark, St. John, and St. Matthew. In addition to sacred music, Fredrik Sixten has composed a full-length opera, a concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra, chamber music, and numerous works for organ. The majority of his works are published, and his music is programmed all over the world. Fredrik Sixten signed with Norsk Musikforlag in 2018.
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