Odi et Amo

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Odi et Amo is an oratorio for boys' choir, soloists and rock band, which the Latvian composer Uis Prauliņš composed in the late 1990s and which was premiered in 1999 in Riga . In 2017 the composer released 2.0 under the title Odi et Amo. a second extended version, which was premiered with the choirboys Uetersen in 2017 in Tornesch .

The title (lat. Odi et amo "I hate and I love") and the first lyrics come from the Carmina of the Roman poet Catullus . The libretto is supplemented u. a. with texts from the Bible in the version of the Vulgate , by Thomas von Kempen , Thomas von Aquin and Fulbert von Chartres .

Songs

Song no. title properties
1 Odi et Amo The first song in the oratorio is also its title. The choir sings a capella .
2 Fiat Lux Fiat lux ("let there be light"), text from: Gen 1  Vul .
This song has the characteristic that the theme changes greatly over the course of the song. The first 16 bars should sound Gregorian , which is achieved by singing quickly in one voice. From bar 25 the theme becomes unnatural and almost extraterrestrial by a synthesizer and choppy singing in the boy's voices. From bar 44 the melody and tones become cheerful. This mood persists until the end, when the synthesizer puts the melody of the other themes over this melody.
3 Eden Gen 2  Vul
In this song the choir sings almost nothing, except for 12 long to very long notes, which, like the theme, form sad chords. The main components are the harpsichord and the flute, which are supposed to represent the harmony of the Garden of Eden.
4th Quare Fremuerunt Gentes Ps 2  Vul .
This song is the one in which the rock part of the oratorio is most expressed. From bar 8 to bar 53 the choirboys only rap, which is very unusual for a choir. The rest consists of the words "Quare Fremduerunt gentes, et populi meditati sunt inania?", Which can be translated as "Why do the heathen rage, why do the nations make futile plans?" Characteristic for this are the passages that are very much like rock.
5 O Beata Trinitas O beata trinitas ("O blessed Trinity") goes back to the text of a motet by Jacobus Gallus .
The fifth song is the stark contrast to the fourth: It is about the Trinity of God . The subject is calm and lofty. It is known among singers for the high F sharp and the singing of the composer himself. After an introduction by the boys' voices, all the choirboys sing long triads. Then comes a unisolo part and the composer's solo. After the repeated singing from the beginning, the boy's voices sing the end.
6th Rorando Coeli Rorando coeli (roughly: “May the heavens flow down through the dew ”), quotation from a text by Jan Campanus Vodňanský (1572 - 1622).
This song has a structure similar to Fiat Lux ; it starts very scary, has long and cyclical melodies and ends in harmonic triads. Characteristic of this song is the fast passage from bar 37, in which the tenor sings with the boys' voices.
7th Ad Dianam Ad Dianam ("to Diana") quotes a poem by Thomas Campion and is a song of praise to the goddess Diana .
The theme are the chords that the Veni produce shouts of the chorus. In addition, this song is the other one in which Uģis Prauliņš sings himself. Otherwise the song is slow and worn.
8th Ave Color Vini Clari Ave color vini clari (“Greetings, color of clear wine”) quotes a drinking song by Juan Ponce (around 1476–1521).
This song is laid out very cheerfully and has no place where the lyrics of all voices do not match. Fifths and octaves are also very often represented. After the bridge , the building Ave calls are also expressed. In the sheet music there is an intro that is eight bars long, but neither in the recording in Tornesch, in the recording from Riga nor in Odi et Amo 2.0.
9 Qui Creavit Coelum Qui creavit coelum ("who made heaven"), a song by the nuns of St. Mary of Chester, is considered one of the oldest English Christmas carols.
This song is very medieval. The melody sounds old and some of the instruments are supposed to represent the instruments from back then. It is also the only song in which there are more than 3 verses that also have exactly the same melody, if not the same line-up.
10 Pange Lingua With Pange lingua one begins hymn , of Thomas Aquinas is attributed.
The character of this song is mysterious. The character is based on the triplet - Gregorian chant. The recurring theme pangue lingua "speaks about the division of Christ's bread.
11 Chorus Novae Jerusalem Chorus novae jerusalem ("Choir of the New Jerusalem") is a hymn by Fulbert of Chartres . It was sung during Vespers on Easter Sundays and the Easter Octave .
The motif of the song are long notes in the choir, over which several sopranos sing the melody.
12 Ave maris stella Ave maris stella ("Greetings you star of the sea") is a hymn that issungin the prayer of the hours at Vespers on Marian feasts.
It was composed by Ugis Praulinš based on rock. The melody sung by the soprano has a recurring characteristic.
13 Libera me Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna (“Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death”) - a responsory in the Office of the Dead of the Catholic Church - bears the addition “in memoriam Imants Prauliņš (1924–94)”.

Recordings

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] Deutschlandfunk.de, accessed on February 7, 2019
  2. ^ C. Valerii Catulli Veronensis, carmina 85. Full text in Latin and German translation by Eduard Mörike
  3. ↑ Uģis Prauliņš blogspot , accessed February 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Campion: Miscellaneous Poetry
  5. ↑ Text and Notes
  6. ↑ Text and Notes
  7. ↑ Latin text and German translation
  8. ↑ Ugis-Praulins Odi et Amo 2.0 , accessed on February 8, 2019.