Soliloquent
A soliloquent is a singer who emerges as a narrative individual with his chant . His solo is usually performed without the accompaniment of musical instruments . The vocal ranges are usually soprano , alto , tenor or bass .
etymology
The name Soliloquent is derived from two Latin words: from solus , in German alone or only , and loqui , speak , talk . Soliloquents are therefore the sole speakers .
Areas of application
Soloists often appear when reading Passion or Christmas stories, where they reproduce the texts of the people involved. Usually the interpreters of the Evangelist and Jesus are not counted among the soliloquents. That is why the Latin expression “Alienae personae” (Latin: the other people ) has become naturalized to make this distinction clear.
The tradition of soliloquents emerged in church music during Martin Luther's time , where German-language Passion settings were created that were based on Catholic models in Latin, such as Johann Walter or Antonius Scandellus . Later examples are the St. Matthew , St. John and St. Luke Passions by Heinrich Schütz .
The direct speech of groups such as the disciples of Jesus or the soldiers is often not Soliloquenten but in so-called Turba choirs played. In addition to the roles of the evangelist and the voice of Jesus, all other roles of the soloist and turbae can be taken over by a single, third singer in a very small cast .
Individual evidence
- ^ Emil Platen : The St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach . Kassel 1991, p. 234.
- ↑ music lexicon "Soliloquenten" under www.tonarchiv.net
- ^ "The Church at the time of Martin Luther", Brockhaus online encyclopedia 2005 to 2010
- ^ Hans Joachim Moser : in Small German Music History , page 128.