Listen to my prayer, God , Z. 15, is the eighth choir song by English composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695). This national anthem is the setting of the first verse of Psalm 102 in the version of the Anglican General Prayer Book. Purcell arranges it c. 1682 early in his term as Organist and Master of Choristers for Westminster Abbey.
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History and music
The composition is thought to have been part of a longer work, shown by several blank pages that followed it in the signature, held by the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The lyrics of the music that still exists is the first verse of Psalm 102: "Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to you." (Psalm 102: 1). Purcell set it for a cappella choir of eight parts: two soprano parts, two altos, two tenors and two basses (SSAATTBB). This national anthem measures 34 steps, and is written in key C minor. Some settings include continuous instrumental accompaniment. The musician and historian Franklin B. Zimmerman set the national anthem as "Z. 15" in his catalog of Purcell's work. The duration of the performance and recording of this work varies considerably, from about two minutes to over three minutes in length.
Purcell started the composition with a simple arrangement of the first line on one note, with only one exception, a third minor above the word "O". After the first phrase, Purcell employs six to eight parts, in complex "sharp" harmony built for what Robert King, a "tireless vocalist who lasted for three minutes, culminated in a monumental dispute over the last repetition" span> '. "Music Expert Timothy Dickey notes that Purcell" gradually strengthens the vocal texture, and intensifies harmonic complexity, until all eight voices join in the towering dissonant tone cluster that is very demanding to the resolution of the ultimate cadre. "
The national anthem has been recorded many times, including the 1995 release by Collegium Vocale Gent, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, and one from 2006 by Choir of Clare College Cambridge, conducted by Timothy Brown.
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References
External links
- Hear My Prayer, My God, Z.15 (Purcell, Henry): Scores in the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Hear my prayer, O Lord (Purcell) cpdl.org
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