Requiem (Rutter)
The Requiem by John Rutter is a composition for soprano - solo , mixed choir and small orchestra or organ with an instrumental ensemble.
The Requiem was first performed on October 13, 1985 at Lovers' Lane United Methodist Church, Dallas , Texas. The performance lasts about 40 minutes.
In his work, Rutter does not adhere to the usual course of the funeral mass as it is laid down in the Catholic liturgy , but rather modifies it by adding psalm texts from the Book of Common Prayer (the liturgical and catechetical book of the Anglican Church) from 1662. Other parts of the funeral mass are omitted.
An important part of the work is the recurring micropolyphonia .
The Sanctus from Rutter's Requiem was chosen for the liturgy of the funeral mass for Helmut Kohl on July 1, 2017 in Speyer Cathedral .
Sentence sequence
The sentence sequence is:
- Requiem aeternam and Kyrie
- Out of the deep ( Psalm 130 )
- Pie Jesu (soprano solo)
- Sanctus and Benedictus
- Agnus dei
- The Lord is my shepherd ( Psalm 23 )
- Lux aeterna
Note edition
- John Rutter: Requiem. Vocal Score. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1986, ISBN 0-19-338070-6 .
literature
- John Wert Campbell: The role of plainchant in the choral music of John Rutter. Dissertation. Ann Arbor MI, 1993.
- Matthias Walz: John Rutter. Requiem. In: Hans Gebhard (Ed.): Harenberg Chormusikführer. Harenberg, Dortmund 1999, ISBN 3-611-00817-6 , p. 742 f.
Web links
- Texts of the Requiem with translation
- Tarik O'Regan: John Rutter - Requiem and other sacred works . Text accompanying the CD Naxos 8.557130 (2003)
- Louise Luegner: Requiem. Program notes at Collegium Records (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Divine service booklet Requiem Federal Chancellor a. D. Dr. Helmut Kohl ( 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. , accessed July 1, 2017
