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.
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1. De profundis (Coro BBB) Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice:
let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.2. Si inquitates (Coro SATB) If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand?
But there is forgiveness with thee,
that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the Lord.3. Sustinuit (Soli AT) My soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope;
my soul waiteth for the Lord.
From the morning watch, even until night,
let Israel hope in the Lord;
for with the Lord there is mercy,
and with him is plenteous redemption.4. Et ipse redemet (Coro SATB) And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
5. Requiem aeternam (Coro SATB) Lord, grant them eternal rest,
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1. De profundis (Coro BBB) Aus den Tiefen ruf ich zu dir, o Herr,
Herr, erhöre meine Stimme.
Lass Acht haben dein Ohr auf die Stimme meines Flehens!2. Si inquitates (Coro SATB) Wenn du Acht haben wolltest auf die Missetaten, o Herr,
wer könnte dann bestehen?
Aber bei dir ist Versöhnung,
und um deines Gesetzes willen harr ich auf dich, o Herr!3. Sustinuit (Soli AT) Meine Seele harret auf sein Wort;
meine Seele hoffet auf den Herrn.
Von der Morgenwache bis in die Nacht
hoffe Israel auf den Herrn;
denn bei dem Herrn ist Barmherzigkeit,
und bei ihm ist überreiche Erlösung.4. Et ipse redemet (Coro SATB) Und er wird Israel erlösen von allen seinen Sünden.
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1. De profundis (Coro BBB) De profundis clamavi ad te Domine;
Domine, exaudi vocem meam.
Fiant aures tuae intendentes in vocem deprecationis meae.2. Si inquitates (Coro SATB) Si iniquitates observaveris Domine,
Domine, quis sustinebit?
Quia apud te propitiatio est;
et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.3. Sustinuit (Soli AT) Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus:
speravit anima mea in Domino.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem,
speret Israel in Domino.
Quia apud Dominum misericordia,
et copiosa apud eum redemptio.4. Et ipse redemet (Coro SATB) Et ipse redimet Israel ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, Introductory text, englishhtml file, Introductory text, english (Sample)Abridged text from the CD Carus 83.279
Wolfgang Horn
Translation: Gudrun & David KosvinerThe Bohemian Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745) was a double bass player and composer in the service of the Dresden court during the reign of Augustus the Strong (1694–1733) and his son Frederic Augustus II (1733–1763). Today, he is rightly regarded as one of the most important composers of late Baroque orchestral masses who brought the development of the so-called “number mass” type to its culmination. In 1733, J. S. Bach dedicated a mass of this type – the Mass in B minor (BWV 232/I), consisting of Kyrie and Gloria – to the heir to the throne of Dresden. The masses of Zelenka and his Dresden colleague Johann
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, Introductory text, germanhtml file, Introductory text, german (Sample)Gekürzter Booklet-Text der CD Carus 83.279
Wolfgang Horn
Der Böhme Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745) war Kontrabassist und Komponist in Diensten des Dresdner Hofes zur Zeit Augusts des Starken (1694–1733) und seines Sohnes Friedrich August II. (1733–1763). Er gilt heute zu Recht als einer der bedeutendsten Komponisten spätbarocker Orchestermessen, die den Typus der sogenannten „Nummernmesse“ zu seiner höchsten Entfaltung gebracht haben. J. S. Bach hat 1733 dem Dresdner Thronfolger eine Messe dieses Typs gewidmet, die Missa in h-Moll (BWV 232/I), bestehend aus Kyrie und Gloria. Die Messen Zelenkas und seines Dresdner Kollegen Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729) gaben die Umrisse vor, in denen Bach seine eigene Kunst entfalten konnte.
Jan Dismas Zelenka wurde geboren in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, das ca. 70 km südöstlich von Prag
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
| 1679-1745The 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. Personal details
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Wolfgang Horn
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Translator
Jean Lunn
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Jan Dismas Zelenka: Psalm 130
Jan Dismas Zelenka: Psalm 130. De Profundis
[ ] Bachs Zeitgenosse Zelenka wird seit seinem 300. Geburtstag 1979 und im Übergang von einer undifferenzierten Barockwelle zu einem differenzierten Verständnis der Musik jener Zeit in seiner eigenwilligen, unkonventionellen Haltung in Neuausgaben und Schallplatteneinspielungen zunehmend gewürdigt. Das 1724 entstandene De profundis, geschrieben auf den Tod des Vaters, schließt mit einer Hinwendung zur Requiemsequenz, enthält aber auch einen Alternativ-Schluss, der das Werk auch in anderem Zusammenhang brauchbar macht. Bemerkenswert ist die Dreiteilung der Chorbässe und deren Verstärkung durch Posaunen. Das Orchester ist sonst mit zwei Oboen, Streichern und B. c. besetzt. In der Stimmführung mutet das Werk gelegentlich palestrinensisch an, steht aber harmonisch Bach nahe. Ein überaus lohnendes Werk, das sich in den Anforderungen an den Chor durchaus im Rahmen hält. Allerdings wird von den Solisten stimmliche Wendigkeit und Stilgefühl verlangt. [ ]
Gerhard Schumacher
Quelle: Musik und Kirche 4/1981, S. 195/196
De Profundis (Out of the Depths), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
Zelenka contemporary of Bach, has been enjoying renewed interest, thanks in part to the excellent editions of his music published by Carus-Verlag. This 15-minute motet setting features three trombones, two oboes, and strings and is divided into six movements which add a brief Reguiem and Gloria Patri to the traditional Psalm 130. Both Latin and English texts are given for performance. Generally the movements are short. Wonderful music that will be most useful for the Lenten season. Highly recommended.
Quelle: The Diapason 2/1993, S. 8
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