Inspired by his life-long interest in chant and choral music, Paul Mealor's De profundis pushes the boundaries of the human voice in a style synonymous with Russian orthodox music. In spring 2012 this piece sparked the 'Bass Hunter' competition - a world-wide talent search for the lowest human voice in existence. The note, an 'E' (329 Hertz), is six notes below the lowest note ever written for a choral piece (from Rachmanivov's 'Vespers - a B flat), and a whole tone lower than the Guinness World Record-holder - a sung 'F sharp'. The piece has since been recorded featuring the winner of the competition, Tim Storms (Decca 3709935). / Voix Basse (SATB)
SKU: HL.1167601
ISBN 9781705188668. UPC: 196288178675. 9.0x12.0x0.063 inches.
De Profundis, composed by Nico Muhly with poetry by Charles Anthony Silvestri, was commissioned by The Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, directed by David Skinner, during the first Covid lockdown in the spring of 2020. It was a year and a half in the making, and was conceived during the dark months of Covid lockdown in the spring of 2020 when, for the first time in long history of the English Choral Tradition, choirs fell silent.
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: HL.48186141
Henri Desmarets: De Profundis (Choral-Mixed accompanied).
SKU: HL.49008149
ISBN 9790001121934. UPC: 073999696240. 8.75x12.0x0.074 inches.
Norbert J. Schneider (born in 1950) teaches composition at the Musikhochschule in Munich. He specialised in church music during his training and now writes predominantly for the organ. His organ toccata for the film 'Schlafes Bruder' has gained him a wider public. 'De profundis' was composed in 1980 for an Amnesty International church service. The chorale melody 'Aus tiefer Not' (Out of the deep) is hidden in the upper parts of the introductory chords and in the top notes of the 'Blues'.
SKU: HL.48189749
UPC: 888680839161. 8.25x12.0x0.81 inches.
Pommier De Profundis Choeur Satb Soli & Mixed Choir A Cappella.
SKU: CA.740700
ISBN 9790007160289. Language: Latin.
SKU: CF.CM9504
ISBN 9781491146088. UPC: 680160903580. 6.875 x 10.5 inches. Key: G minor. Traditional Latin.
This modern performance edition of Aiblinger's De Profundis is based on a hand copied score found in Dresden, Germany and adheres closely to the original source. Mixed ensembles of all sizes will enjoy singing this choral gem with its colorful and progressive harmonies that bridge the Classical and the Romantic period.
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.
