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REQUIEM in D Minor KV 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart David L. Walters Department of Jacksonville State University Presents REQUIEM in D minor KV 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A Cappella Choir Calhoun County Civic Chorale JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Christina Booker, Soprano Meg Grifjin, Mezzo Soprano Kaylon Gilley, Tenor David Lawsrie, Baritone : Festival Orchestra Dr. Patricia Corbin, Conductor Meg Grifpn, Accompanist Sunday, March 10, zoij at 7:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church 1400 Noble Street 67-13 University Publications 3/13 JSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and does not discriminate based on age, religion, race, color, sex, veteran's status, national origin, or disability. Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Anniston, Alabama the Director of Government Relations, 101 Bibb Graves Hall, phone 256.782.5278 is the coordinator for Section 504/ADA. HISTORY OFTHE REQUIEM The sections of the Ordinary of the Mass, those sections whose words remain the same regardless of the occasion, form the centerpiece of Roman Catholic worship. They include the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, the Benedictus, and the Agnus Dei. The Mass for the Dead (Missa pro defunctis) opens with an Introit, part of the Proper of the Mass, sections whose words vary from day to day to suit the occasion. From the Introit's initial words (Requiem in aetemam dona eis, Domine) the Requiem Mass takes its title. The Kyrie is retained here, but the joyful portions of the Ordinary, the Gloria and the Credo, are eliminated. Replacing the Alleluia is a Tract, or Psalm verse, followed by the Dies /roe, a mournful sequence, or long poem, by Thomas of Celano of the 13th century. An Offertorium is added, followed by the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei. The Mass closes with a Communio. The history of the composition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756- 1791) Requiem has been the subject of much conjecture and scholarly debate. As best we know in 1791 Mozart was approached by an intermediary to compose a requiem for Count von Walsegg of Austria, in memory of his wife who had died that same year. The Count was known to commission works which he would then attempt to pass off as his own. Mozart was able to complete and orchestrate the opening Requiem, but only was able to complete vocal parts, basso continuo and sketches of the rest of the work before his death on December 5, 1791. As Mozart died leaving his wife Constanze and two sons in some financial difficulty, she called upon several of his students, Franz Jacob Freistadtler, Joseph Eybler, and Abbe Stadler, to complete the unfinished score. She turned last to Franz Xaver Sussmayr (1706-1803), a student and a scribe whose handwriting closely resembled Mozart's. Scholars agree that Sussmayr probably composed the Scnctus and Benedictus himself and that he set the Communio to music composed by Mozart for the Introit and Kyrie. But authorship of the Agnus Dei is debatable. It is the Sussmayr completion which will be performed today. Excerpt from Program Notes by Dr.jane Perry-Camp, Professor of MusicTheory, Florida State University Written for a Concert in Memory of Clayton Henry Krehbiel, January 21,1989 AND Dr. Edmund Trafford & Ms, Michaelene Gorney Please turn off all cell phones, beepers or pagers. No unauthorized recording or Requiem Translations videotaping of this performance is allowed. INTROIT A Cappella Choir (Chorus) (Chorus) Calhoun County Civic Chorale I. Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine: Rest eternal grant to them, Et lux perpetua luceat eis. O Lord Christina Booker, Soprano And let perpetual light shine Meg Griffin, Mezzo Soprano upon them Kaylon Gilley,Tenor David Lawshe, Baritone (Soprano Solo) (Soprano Solo) Festival Orchestra Te decet hymnus Deus in zion A hymn befits thee, O God in Zion Dr. Patricia Corbin, Conductor Et tibi redetur votum in And to the a vow shall be fulfilled in Meg Griffin, Accompanist Jerusalem Jerusalem (Chorus) (Chorus) I.INTROITUS Exaudi orationem meam Hear my prayer. I. Requiem Chorus, Soprano Ad te omnis caro veniet. For unto thee all flesh shall come. II. KYRIE Chorus Requiem aeternam... Rest eternal.... KYRIE III. SEQUENCE I. Dies irae Chorus (Chorus) (Chorus) II .Tuba mirum Jordan Williams,Trombone, Kyrie eleison Lord have mercy Solo Quartet Christe eleison Christ have mercy III. Rex tremendae Chorus Kyrie eleison Lord have mercy IV. Recordare Solo Quartet SEQUENCE V. Confutatis Chorus VI. Lacrymosa Chorus 2. (Chorus) (Chorus) Dies irae, dies ilia Day of wrath, that day of grief IV. OFFERTORY Solvet saedum in favilla: Shall dissolve the world I. Domine jesu Chorus, Solo Quartet into embers, II.Hostias Chorus Teste David cum Sybil! As David prophesied with the Sibyl. VSANCTUS Chorus Quantus tremor est futurus, How great the trembling will be, Quando judex est venturus When the judge shall come, VI.BENEDICTUS Solo Quartet Cuncta stride discussurus! The rigorous investigator of all things! VII. AGNUS DEI Chorus 3. (Baritone Solo) (Baritone Solo) VIII.COMMUNION Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet, spreading its Lux aeterna Chorus, Soprano wondrous sound Per sepulchra regionum, Through the tombs of every land, Redemisti crucem passus Having suffered the Cross, you Coget omnes ante thronum. Will summon all before redeemed me. the throne. Tantus labor non sit cassus May such great labor not be in vain. juste judex ultionis, Just Judge of vengeance, (Tenor Solo) (Tenor Solo) Donum fac remissionis, Grant the gift of remission Mors stupebit, et nature, Death will be stunned, Ante diem rationis. Before the day of reckoning. likewise nature, Cum resurget creature, When all creation shall rise again Ingemisco, tamquam reus: I groan, like one who is guilty; judicanti responsum. To answer the One judging. Culpa rubet vultus meus: My face blushes with guilt. Supplicanti pares Deus. Spare thy supplicant, O God. Liber scriptus proferetur A written book will be brought forth, Qui Mariam absolvisti, You who absolved Mary [Magdelene], In quo totum continetur In which all shall be contained, Et latronum exaudisti, And heeded the thief, Unde mundus judicetur And from which the world Mihi quoque spem dedisti. Have also given hope to me. shall be judged. Preces meae non sunt dignae: My prayers are not worthy, (Alto solo) (Alto solo) Sed tu bonus fac benigne, But Thou, good one, kindly grant judex erego cum sedebit, When therefore the Judge is seated, Ne perenni cremer igne That I not burn in the everlasting fires. Quid-quid latet apparebit Whatever lies hidden shall be revealed, Inter oves locum praesta, Grant me a favored place Nil inultum remanebit No wrong shall remain unpunished. among thy sheep, Et ab haedis me sequestra, And separate me from the goats, (Soprano solo) (Soprano solo) Statuens in parte dextra. Placing me at thy right hand. Quid sum miser tune dicturus? What then am I, a poor wretch, going to say? 6. (Chorus) 6. (Chorus) Quern patronum rogaturus? Which protector shall I ask for? Confutatis maledictis When the accursed are confounded, Flammis acribus addictis, Consigned to the fierce flames (Quartet) (Quartet) Voca me cum benedictus Call me to be with the blessed. Cum vix justu sit securus? When even the just are scarcely secure? Oro supplex et acclinis, I pray, suppliant and kneeling, Cor contritum quasi cinis my heart contrite as if it were ashes; 4. (Chorus) 4.(Chorus) Gere curam mei finis. protect me in my final hour. Rex tremendae majestatis, King of terrifying majesty, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Who freely saves the saved: 7. (Chorus) 7. (Chorus) Salva me fons pietatis. Save me, fount of pity. Lacrimosa dies ilia, O how tearful that day, Qua resurget ex favilla, On which the guilty shall rise 5. (Quartet) 5.(Quartet) judicandus homo reus. From the embers to be judged. Recordare jesu pie, Remember, merciful Jesus, Huic ergo parce Deus. Spare them then, O God. Quod sum causa tuae viae, That I am the cause of your sojourn; Ne me perdas ilia die. Do not cast me out on that day. Pie Jesu Domine, Merciful Lord Jesus, Dona eis requiem. Grant them rest. Quarens me, sedisti lassus: Seeking me, you sat down weary; OFFERTORY Gloria tua. Of thy glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest 8. (Chorus) 8. (Chorus) Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, BENEDICTUS Libera animas omnium fidelium defunc-^ Liberate the souls of all torum the faithful departed 11. (Quartet) I I. (Quartet) De poenis inferni et de From the pains of hell and profundo lacu. from the deep pit; Benedictus qui venit Blessed is he who comes Libera eas de ore leonis, Deliver them from the lion's mouth; In nomine Domini. In the name of the Lord. Ne absorbeat eas tartarus, Let not hell swallow them up, Ne cadant in obscurum: Let them not fall into darkness: (Chorus) (Chorus) Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest. (Quartet) (Quartet) Sed signifier sanctus Michael But let Michael, the holy AGNUS DEI standard-bearer, Repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam: Bring them into the holy light, 12. (Chorus) 12. (Chorus) Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God,Who takest away (Chorus) (Chorus) the sins of the world, Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, Which once thou promised Dona eis requiem. Grant them rest. to Abraham Et semini ejus. And to his seed. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Dona eis requiem. Grant them rest. 9. (Chorus) 9. (Chorus) Host/os et preces tibi, Sacrifices and prayers of praise, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, Lamb of God,Who takest away Domini, laudis offerimus: O Lord, we offer to thee. the sins of the world, Tu suscipe pro animabus illis, Receive them, Lord, on behalf Dona eis requiem sempiternam.
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