S y m p h o n i æ S a c r æ - -- [ Lansing D. McLoskey · Magnificat anima mea Dominum: et...
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Lansing McLoskey
S y m p h o n i æ
S a c r æ
Lansing McLoskey
Symphoniæ Sacræ I. Magnificat p.1 6:00
II. Gaudeamus p.33 3:15
III. Orbis factor p.45 4:00
IV. Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus p.78 3:25
V. Alleluia p.88 1:50
Total duration: Approx. 18 minutes
INSTRUMENTATION: 2 flutes (2. dbl picc)
2 clarinets in B♭
2 oboes (2. dbl English horn)
2 bassoons
1 contrabassoon
4 horns in F
2 trumpets (notated in C, though B♭ can be used)
1 tuba
3 percussion: snare, b. drum, 2 sus. cym, tam-tam, 3 timp, 3 high toms (or congas), 3 low toms (hi,
med, low), triangle, tambourine, slapstick, windchimes (preferably glass, not a Mark Tree)
strings
PERFORMANCE NOTES:
Score is notated in C.
Accidentals hold throughout the measure, though in highly chromatic passage courtesy accidentals are
given.
q = q at all meter changes unless otherwise indicated.
= senza misura, or “without measure.”
= repeat figure in box, retaining the same tempo, until cut-off.
Suggested percussion setup:
In die tribulationis meae, clamavi ad te et exaudisti me.
NOTES:
As a performer of Renaissance and medieval music with a particular interest in early sacred music, I felt it
would be an interesting endeavor to create an orchestral work with incorporated the ancient ideals and
techniques of the sacred symphony (symphonia sacra) in a wholly contemporary setting.
Though choosing to omit the choral parts traditionally included in the Renaissance and Baroque sacred
symphonies, each movement of the piece is based on a text selected from the traditional Latin liturgy.
With the exception of a quotation in the second movement of the chant “Gaudeamus nova cum leticia” (a
St. Martial versus Trotter from c.1050-1150), there are no direct melodic or harmonic references to
specific pieces. Nevertheless, the entire work is written in the spirit of early sacred music, with particular
emphasis on the organum of Leonin and Perotin, and the antiphonal and polychoral techniques of
Gabrieli and Heinrich Schütz.
Symphoniæ Sacræ was the winner of the Hans J. Salter Composition Award and the Phi Kappa Phi Award.
TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS:
I. MAGNIFICAT (Luke 1:46-55)
Magnificat anima mea Dominum: et exsultavit spiritus
meus in Deo, salutari meo. Quia respexit humilitatem
ancillae suae: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes
generationes. Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est: et
sanctum nomen eius. Et misericordia eius a progenie in
progenies timentibus eum. Fecit potentiam in bracchio
suo: dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. Deposuit
potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles. Esurientes
implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel,
puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae suae. Sicut
locuts est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in
saecula. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat
in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath
rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the
low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from
henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he
that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is
his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from
generation to generation. He hath shewed strength with
his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination
of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their
seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the
hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent
empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in
remembrance of his mercy; As he spake to our fathers,
to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.. Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. as it was
in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
II. GAUDEAMUS nova cum leticia. Fulget dies
hodierna, nata luce sempiterna. Nova dies, nova
natalicia, Novus annus, nova hec sollemnia, Nova decent
gaudia Nove laudis cantica.
Let us rejoice with new joy! Today shines forth, born in
eternal light; new day, new birth, new year, new festivity;
These call for new rejoicing, new songs of praise.
III. ORBIS FACTOR, rex aeternae eleison.
Creator of the world, Eternal King, have mercy.
IV. SANCTUS, SANCTUS, SANCTUS,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God of Hosts.
Full are heaven and earth of glory thy.
Hosanna in highest.
V. ALLELUIA