In convertendo Dominus

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In convertendo Dominus ("When the Lord turned [the lot of Zion's captivity]"; op. 32) is a psalm setting from 1926 by Jules Van Nuffel for mixed choir and organ .

history

Van Nuffel set many Latin texts, including ten psalms , to music for the liturgy and also for the concert at the Sint-Rombouts-Kathedraal in Mechelen , where he was cantor and worked with the organist Flor Peeters . The counting of the Latin psalms differs from that of the standard translation, the Latin psalm 125 In convertendo Dominus corresponds to psalm 126 . Van Nuffel set it to music in 1926 for a mixed choir of four to eight voices and organ.

His work was published in 1950 by Schwann Verlag , which also published another seven psalm compositions by Van Nuffel.

Text and music

The one-movement composition of about 9 minutes in C sharp minor is divided into sections of different characters according to the meaning. The first line of the psalm is enlarged again at the end.

A In convertendo Dominus ( When the Lord turned - the lot of the captivity of Zion , verse 1), Adagio
B facti sumus sicut laetantes ( We were happy , verse 3b), Più vivo
C Qui seminant in lacrymas ( Those who sow with tears - will reap with joy , verse 5), Calmato
D Venientes ( they come - again with cheers , verse 6b), Festivo
A ' In convertendo Dominus (repetition of verse 1), Maestoso

Verses 5 and 6 were also set to music by Johannes Brahms in Ein deutsches Requiem : "Those who sow with tears will reap with joy".

In Van Nuffel's setting, the organ plays a decisive independent role. She introduces the first theme, which is taken over from the tenor to the words In convertendo Dominus and repeated by three female voices. It appears slightly changed in part B to converte, domine , and at the beginning of the recapitulation A 'as at the beginning, but in unison of all parts, marked fff. A solo section of the organ leads from a climax at the end of part B to the calm beginning of C. Carrying the sheaves (D) is characterized by a double choir; the fourfold divided female voices on the one hand, the alto and four male voices on the other hand alternately sing the same pattern in increasing pitch. the section ends in eight voices.

Recordings

  • New Philharmonia Chorus: Choral works , New Philharmonia Chorus, conductor Wilhelm Pitz , HMV 1967
  • Jules Van Nuffel Psalms - Tedeum , Choir of the Cathedral St. Rombouts, organist Peter Pieters, conductor Johan Van Bouwelen , RG 1991

swell

  • score
  • CD booklet from Jozef Joris, Honorary Director of the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven , on the CD from 1991

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Van Nuffel, Jules, Biography ( Flemish ) Study Center voor Vlaamse Muziek. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 22, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.svm.be
  2. ^ New Philharmonia Chorus ( English ) Gramophone (magazine). Retrieved on August 18, 2010.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. [review]@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.gramophone.net  
  3. ↑ Jules van Nuffel Psalms - Te Deum

Web links