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Christus Factus Est, WAB 11
' ("Christ became obedient"), WAB 11, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, his third setting of the Latin gradual ''Christus factus est'', composed in 1884. Before, Bruckner composed in 1844 a first piece on the same text as gradual of the ''Messe für den Gründonnerstag'' (WAB 9), and in 1873 a motet ( WAB 10) for eight-part mixed choir, three trombones, and string instruments ''ad libitum''. The motet is an expressive setting of the gradual, influenced by Wagner's music. History Bruckner composed this motet, which uses the gradual of Maundy Thursday, on 25 May 1884. John WilliamsonThe Cambridge Companion to BrucknerCambridge University Press 2004, pp. 60–61C. van Zwol, pp. 238–239Anton Bruckner / Christus factus est / Graduale am Gründonnerstag |
Anton Bruckner
Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, strongly polyphonic character, and considerable length. Bruckner's compositions helped to define contemporary musical radicalism, owing to their dissonances, unprepared modulations, and roving harmonies. Unlike other musical radicals such as Richard Wagner and Hugo Wolf, Bruckner showed extreme humility before other musicians, Wagner in particular. This apparent dichotomy between Bruckner the man and Bruckner the composer hampers efforts to describe his life in a way that gives a straightforward context for his music. Hans von Bülow described him as "half genius, half simpleton". Bruckner was critical of his own work and often reworked his compositions. There are several versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williamson (musician)
John Williamson (born 28 December 1963, in Ilford, Essex, England) was the bass guitarist in the indie pop group McCarthy between 1985 and 1990. Prior to this he was involved with McCarthy guitarist Tim Gane Timothy John Gane (born 12 July 1964) is an English songwriter and guitarist who co-founded Stereolab with his then-partner Lætitia Sadier.Gregory, Andy (ed.) (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music, 2002'', Europa Publications Limite ...'s industrial music imprint Black Dwarf releasing the now rare Trips On A Pleasure Beach under the name Jake Ray. References 1963 births Living people {{UK-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section ( violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christus Factus Est, WAB 10 (Bruckner)
' (Christ became obedient), WAB 10, is a sacred motet by Anton Bruckner, his second setting of the Latin gradual ''Christus factus est'', written in 1873. Several decades earlier, in 1844, he had composed another piece on the same text as gradual for the '' Messe für den Gründonnerstag'' (WAB 9). In 1884, Bruckner composed a third, better known setting ( WAB 11) for choir ''a cappella''. History Bruckner composed the motet in 1873, and it was first performed on 8 December 1873 in the ''Wiener Hofmusikkapelle'' for the celebration of ''Mariä Empfängnis'' (feast of the Immaculate Conception).C. van Zwol, p. 706 The manuscript, a copy of which is archived at the Austrian National Library, was destroyed in 1945. On his manuscript Bruckner wrote ''Besser ohne Violinen'' (better without violins).Mus.Hs.442 (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) According to R. Luna, this "would mean that he conceived the work ideally for eight-part choir with brief interventions of the trombon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamics (music)
In music, the dynamics of a piece is the variation in loudness between notes or phrases. Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail. However, dynamics markings still require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: for instance, the ''forte'' marking (meaning loud) in one part of a piece might have quite different objective loudness in another piece or even a different section of the same piece. The execution of dynamics also extends beyond loudness to include changes in timbre and sometimes tempo rubato. Purpose and interpretation Dynamics are one of the expressive elements of music. Used effectively, dynamics help musicians sustain variety and interest in a musical performance, and communicate a particular emotional state or feeling. Dynamic markings are always relative. never indicates a precise level of loudness; it merely indicates that music in a passage so marked should be considerably quieter than . There ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rest (music)
A rest is a musical notation sign that indicates the absence of a sound. Each rest symbol and name corresponds with a particular note value for length, indicating how long the silence should last. Description Rests are intervals of silence in pieces of music, marked by symbols indicating the length of the pause. Each rest symbol and name corresponds with a particular note value, indicating how long the silence should last, generally as a multiplier of a measure or whole note. * The quarter (crotchet) rest (𝄽) may also be found as a form in older music.''History of Music Notation'' (1937) by C. Gorden, p. 93. * The four-measure rest or longa rest are only used in long silent passages which are not divided into bars. * The combination of rests used to mark a pause follows the same rules as for note values.''AB guide to music theory'' by E. Taylor, chapter 13/1, One-bar rests When an entire bar is devoid of notes, a whole (semibreve) rest is used, regardless o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homophony
In music, homophony (;, Greek: ὁμόφωνος, ''homóphōnos'', from ὁμός, ''homós'', "same" and φωνή, ''phōnē'', "sound, tone") is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that flesh out the harmony. One melody predominates while the other parts play either single notes or an elaborate accompaniment. This differentiation of roles contrasts with equal-voice polyphony (in which similar lines move with rhythmic and melodic independence to form an even texture) and monophony (in which all parts move in unison or octaves). Historically, homophony and its differentiated roles for parts emerged in tandem with tonality, which gave distinct harmonic functions to the soprano, bass and inner voices. A homophonic texture may be homorhythmic, which means that all parts have the same rhythm. Chorale texture is another variant of homophony. The most common type of homophony is melody-dominated homophony, in which one voice, often th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar (music)
In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value and the boundaries of the bar are indicated by vertical bar lines. Dividing music into bars provides regular reference points to pinpoint locations within a musical composition. It also makes written music easier to follow, since each bar of staff symbols can be read and played as a batch. Typically, a piece consists of several bars of the same length, and in modern musical notation the number of beats in each bar is specified at the beginning of the score by the time signature. In simple time, (such as ), the top figure indicates the number of beats per bar, while the bottom number indicates the note value of the beat (the beat has a quarter note value in the example). The word ''bar'' is more common in British English, and the word ''measure'' is more common in American English, although musicians generall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virga Jesse (Bruckner)
''Virga Jesse'' (The branch from Jesse), WAB 52, is a motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It sets the gradual Virga Jesse floruit for unaccompanied mixed choir. History The work was completed on 3 September 1885 and may have been intended for the celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Linz diocese; however, like the ''Ecce sacerdos magnus'' that Bruckner composed A.M.D.G. for that event, it was not performed there. It was performed on 8 December 1885 in the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The original manuscript is archived at the ''Österreichische Nationalbibliothek'', and transcriptions of it at the ''Hofmusikkapelle'' and the Abbey of Kremsmünster. The motet was edited together with three other graduals (''Locus iste'' WAB 23, ''Christus factus est'' WAB 11, and ' WAB 30), by Theodor Rättig, Vienna in 1886. The motet is put in Band XXI/34 of the '. Setting This 91-bar gradual in E minor is for mixed choir ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Os Justi (Bruckner)
('The mouth of the righteous'), WAB 30, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1879. is a Gregorian chant used as gradual of the , and as introit I and gradual II of the . History Bruckner composed this gradual on 18 July 1879 and dedicated it to Ignaz Traumihler, choirmaster of St. Florian Abbey.van Zwol, pp. 706-707 When Traumihler saw the manuscript, he asked: "" (Is this the whole text?) Therefore, Bruckner added on 28 July 1879 a verse ''Inveni David'' in a Gregorian mode followed by a repeat of the ''Alleluja''.van Zwol, pp. 237-238 While the first performance was expected on Traumihler's name-day (31 July 1879), it finally occurred four weeks later on 28 August 1879 on the feast of Saint Augustinus. Traumihler conducted while Bruckner played the organ. The work was first edited by Theodor Rättig, Vienna in 1886, together with three other graduals: ''Locus iste'', ''Christus factus est'' and '' Virga Jesse''. In this first edition, something went wrong: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locus Iste (Bruckner)
' (English: This place), WAB 23, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1869. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. The incipit, , translates to "This place was made by God". Bruckner set it for four unaccompanied voices, intended for the dedication of the ' (votive chapel) at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria, where Bruckner had been a cathedral organist. It was the first motet that Bruckner composed in Vienna. It was published in 1886, together with three other gradual motets. As a composition with no obvious technical difficulty, it has been performed by church choirs and by professionals, often to celebrate church dedications. History Bruckner composed ''Locus iste'' on 11 August 1869. It was intended for the dedication ceremony of the ' () at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria. The New Cathedral was under construction since 1862, and the ' was completed in 1869 as its first section. At that time Bruck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
