The concert ends with Praetorius' largest work - 'In Dulci Jubilo cum Tubae' written in 1615 for the wedding of Margarve Wilhelm of Magdeburg and Princess Dorothea of Wolfenbuttel. It is scored for five choirs and a fully separate brass ensemble. Praetorius takes the well-known tune through various exciting permutations - loud to soft, fast to slow, before seeming to fade away until he suddenly surprises by bringing everyone back in - fortissimo - and the longest final chord in musical history!
Concert Part One: • Music of Praetorious C...
Concert Part Two: • Music of Praetorious C...
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On 21st October 2023, 65 singers and players from across Cornwall, members of Truro Cathedral Choir, local singers and a ‘Renaissance Band', directed by Russell Blacker, gathered to perform music by Michael Praetorius (1571- 1621).
Recorded at St. Mary's Church, Penzance, Cornwall: www.penleecluster.org.uk
In a year of preparation for the concert, Russell created new performing editions in which the parts had to be transcribed into modern clefs, note-values, and time signatures - the ranges of the original renaissance instruments ‘translated’ into their modern counterparts - the German and Latin texts all translated into English - and the vocal and instrumental forces ‘orchestrated’ as per Praetorius' instructions. This event followed previous concerts of music by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, both famous contemporaries of Praetorius.
Praetorius is chiefly known for his famous collection of dances (Terpsichore), a number of these were played and the concert also showcased several of his stunning choral works which are written on the grandest scale - for this concert, 4 choirs, 12 soloists - and separate ‘choirs’ of bassoons, recorders, trombones, trumpets, strings and organs.
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10 ноя 2023
