SKU: MN.50-3417
UPC: 688670534171. English. Psalm 130.
A rediscovered work of a prominent African American composer. Based on Psalm 130.
SKU: BT.DHP-1185886-401
ISBN 9789043157506. International.
The Latin phrase De Profundis translates as ‘out of the depths’ and this is certainly an appropriate title for this solo work for bass trombone, since the deep voice of the instrument is featured extensively. This special piece is written without prescribed measures (senza misura). Microtone intervals, the use of specific physical movements and the use of a ‘plunger’ mute turn this piece into an adventurous and one-of-a-kind addition to the repertoire of the bass trombone. Het Latijnse De Profundis kan vertaald worden als ‘vanuit de diepten’ en die frase is zeker van toepassing op dit solowerk voor bastrombone, want de diepe stem van dit instrument komt uitgebreid aan bod in dit werk, dat integraal zonder maatstructuur is geschreven (senza misura). Micro-intervallen, het gebruik van een ‘plunger’ en enkele hoogstandjes in de schuiftechniek maken deze compositie een avontuurlijke en unieke aanvulling op het repertoire van de bastrombone. Der lateinische Ausdruck De Profundis heißt auf Deutsch übersetzt aus der Tiefe“. Die Bedeutung des Ausdrucks ist sicherlich für dieses Solostück für Bassposaune geeignet, da die tiefe Stimmlage des Instruments in diesem besonderen Werk, das ohne Taktangaben komponiert wurde (senza misura), ausführlich vorgestellt wird. Mikrointervalle, bestimmte Bewegungen und die Verwendung eines Plunger-Dämpfers“ machen aus dem Stück einen spannenden und einzigartigen Beitrag zum Repertoire für Bassposaune. L’expression latine De profundis se traduit comme « (sorti) des profondeurs » et ce sens est sans doute applicable cette composition solo pour trombone basse. La voix grave de cet instrument est entendue fréquemment dans cette œuvre unique, qui est d’ailleurs composée en intégralité sans indication de mesure (« senza misura »). Des micro-intervalles, l’usage de mouvements physiques spécifiques et d’un plunger (sourdine chapeau) rendent cette œuvre aventureuse et unique au répertoire du trombone basse.
SKU: HL.50600472
8.25x12.0x0.076 inches.
In the field of New Music, Sofia Gubaidulina's “De profundis†has already achieved the status of a classic. It is not only an attainment of the New Music that instruments are capable of approaching the human voice in their sound, or that they can imitate areas of expression found in language and linguistic articulation. But the avant-garde has surely expanded the spectrum to a considerable extent. The piece for solo bayan is an impressive example of this. The listener witnesses a slow and inexorable intensification from the “rattling†of the lowest accordion register up to the pure, tender tones of the highest register. It is “anascent from the lowest to the highest, from the breath and soul to the world's soul or wisdomâ€, as Gubaidulina's friend and colleague Viktor Suslin once expressed it. With the means of sound, Gubaidulina transfers a symbol of life onto the music: breathing. Breathing distinguishes the living from the dead. What other instrument, other than the winds, perhaps, could better lendexpression to this characteristic than the accordion? In contrast to the wind instruments, however, the accordion is not an instrument into which the player breathes and creates breathing sounds - instead, the instrument itself assumes this function. It breathes through the pulling apart and pressing together of the bellows. As the basis of her composition, Gubaidulina chose the lines of the Psalm 130 “From the depths, o Lord, I call to you†for the characterisation of her interlaced message. Shadowy chorale melodies are occasionally heard, but the fundamental idea of ascent remains decisive. Sharp insertions and expressive gestures, intrusive glissandi and nervous vibrati repeatedly disturb the direction of movement. And then we hear consciously the integrated breathing of the instrument - breathing slightly, hardly audible, opposing the powerful chord blocks. The musicologist Valentina Cholopova once said of this: “All these sounds confront solemn chords richly ornamented with figurations, but there is also a long, monodic melody running through the entire symbolic path of the work - from the depths all the way up to the brilliant heights.†The work is dedicated to Friedrich Lips!
SKU: CA.4006414
ISBN 9790007060152. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
The Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka was a double bass player and church music composer at the Saxon court of the Elector August the Strong and his son Friedrich August II. In the years after 1721 he composed an extensive repertoire of Catholic church music together with the Kapellmeister Johann David Heinichen. These works, together with the Dresden operas composed by Johann Adolf Hasse in quick succession from 1731 onwards, established the reputation of the Saxon court as one of the most important musical centers of the late Baroque period. Zelenka composed this psalm setting De profundis in D minor ZWV 97 in 1724 on the death of his father, including a concluding Requiem verse. This was later replaced by the lesser doxology so that the work can be performed in the office of Christmas week. Both endings are included in this new edition. Three trombones, used as an independent instrumental group, give the work a special tonal color. Score and part available separately - see item CA.4006400.
SKU: CA.4006413
ISBN 9790007060145. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
SKU: CA.4006409
ISBN 9790007060114. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
The Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka was a double bass player and church music composer at the Saxon court of the Elector August the Strong and his son Friedrich August II. In the years after 1721 he composed an extensive repertoire of Catholic church music together with the Kapellmeister Johann David Heinichen. These works, together with the Dresden operas composed by Johann Adolf Hasse in quick succession from 1731 onwards, established the reputation of the Saxon court as one of the most important musical centers of the late Baroque period. Zelenka composed this psalm setting De profundis in D minor ZWV 97 in 1724 on the death of his father, including a concluding Requiem verse. This was later replaced by the lesser doxology so that the work can be performed in the office of Christmas week. Both endings are included in this new edition. Three trombones, used as an independent instrumental group, give the work a special tonal color. Score and parts available separately - see item CA.4006400.
SKU: CA.4006411
ISBN 9790007060121. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
SKU: CA.4006405
ISBN 9790007060107. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
The Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka was a double bass player and church music composer at the Saxon court of the Elector August the Strong and his son Friedrich August II. In the years after 1721 he composed an extensive repertoire of Catholic church music together with the Kapellmeister Johann David Heinichen. These works, together with the Dresden operas composed by Johann Adolf Hasse in quick succession from 1731 onwards, established the reputation of the Saxon court as one of the most important musical centers of the late Baroque period. Zelenka composed this psalm setting De profundis in D minor ZWV 97 in 1724 on the death of his father, including a concluding Requiem verse. This was later replaced by the lesser doxology so that the work can be performed in the office of Christmas week. Both endings are included in this new edition. Three trombones, used as an independent instrumental group, give the work a special tonal color. Score available separately - see item CA.4006400.
SKU: CA.4006412
ISBN 9790007060138. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
SKU: SU.90810110
Instrumentation: 3fl(picc), 2ob, 2cl, 2bn; 4hn, 3tpt, 3tbn(bs), tba; timp, 3perc, hrp, pno; strings Duration: 20' Full Score & Parts: available on rental Composed in 2002. Published by: Subito Music Publishing Composer's Note: De profundis ad lucem (out of the depths towards light) opens with an atmosphere of stillness, out of which two main sections emerge, one reflecting hope and the other struggle. Hope is expressed with a recurring theme that gradually layers upon itself, imparting a feeling of birth. This section suddenly gives way to struggle, represented with loud brass, biting accents, and thundering timpani figures. Following an extended musical landscape, these two sections return, only in reverse, with struggle resolving into hope. The work ends in tranquillity as it began. --N.G.
SKU: CA.4006419
ISBN 9790007217280. Key: D minor. Language: Latin/English.
SKU: CA.966700
ISBN 9790007167721. Text language: Latin.
Psalm 130 is one of the most dramatic and certainly one of the Old Testament texts has most often been set to music by composers. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord ... who shall stand? Matsushita set this lament pianissimo, chordally and in a low-register, using chromatically altered chords with sparse, detached sounds. In contrast, as the aim and climax of the work he sets, most effectively the hopeful second part half of the text, with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. With the (optional) use of two hand bells he introduces the convincing, optimistic section in F major, which, however, through a reminiscence of the opening de profundis leads into a short coda: but actually Redemption is only optimism, something for the future and not reality. The level of difficulty should pose no problems for a sufficiently-sized choir with sure intonation. It is most impressive when sung either for worship services or in concert. World premiere: March 2016 in Stuttgart, Germany.
SKU: BP.HB523
Written for 4 to 7 octave handbell choir and optional 4 to 7 octaves of handchimes. level 4. This original work based upon the opening of Psalm 130 (Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.) is a haunting, emotional work for the ensemble looking to showcase its delicate musicality. Opening with ample, harsh dissonance, it gives way to a hopeful, rising theme that returns throughout the piece. Flowing sixteenth note accompaniments propel the piece toward its glorious climax, which gives way to the opening material once more. An impressive and awe-inspiring choice for an emotional moment in worship or concert.
