Noter
Original
Miserere nostri. Thomas Tallis. A cappella. Sacred , Motet. Language. Latin.
Oversettelse
Miserere vår. Thomas Tallis. A cappella. Hellig, Motet. Språk. Latin.
Original
Miserere nostri is an astoundingly ingenious canon. Most obvious is the canon between the two top voices. mentioned at the foot of page 1. , which sing the same line throughout but half a bar apart. Meanwhile, however, a different and less audible canon is in progress between four of the five lower voices. all start singing the same melody at the same time but at four different speeds, two of them in inversion. By bar 6, the Second Bass has already sung the whole of the part assigned to the slowest singer, the First Bass. Amazingly, this fiendish process not only works but produces convincing harmonies which sound as if they are the very raison d’être of this understandably short piece. To enjoy them to the maximum, the music should be taken fairly slowly, so as not to skate over the passing dissonances. from the score of CPDL #6605. Original key. F major. Pitch in 16th century England was likely very high and this key is probably closer to the actual performance pitch. This likely earlier work was probably part of a full setting of the Psalm, but this section is all that remains of this setting. It demonstrates surprising rhythmic complexity. Note values and barring have been adjusted for modern notation. It is particularly important in this antiphon to sing through the barlines, allowing the rhythmic and natural accent of the text to guide phrasing.
Oversettelse
Miserere nostri er en forbløffende genial canon. Mest åpenbare er kanon mellom de to øverste stemmene. nevnt ved foten av side 1. , Som synger den samme linjen hele, men en halv bar hverandre. I mellomtiden er imidlertid en annen og mindre hørbar kanon pågår mellom fire av de fem nedre stemmer. alle starte synge samme melodi på samme tid, men på fire forskjellige hastigheter, to av dem i inversjon. Ved bar 6, har den andre Bass allerede sunget hele den delen som er tildelt tregeste sangeren, First Bass. Utrolig, denne djevelske prosessen ikke bare fungerer, men produserer overbevisende harmonier som høres ut som om de er de aller raison d'être av dette forståelig kort stykke. Å nyte dem til det maksimale, bør musikken tas ganske sakte, for ikke å skate i løpet av de passerende dissonanser. from the score of CPDL #6605. Original nøkkel. F-dur. Pitch in 16th century England was likely very high and this key is probably closer to the actual performance pitch. This likely earlier work was probably part of a full setting of the Psalm, but this section is all that remains of this setting. It demonstrates surprising rhythmic complexity. Note values and barring have been adjusted for modern notation. It is particularly important in this antiphon to sing through the barlines, allowing the rhythmic and natural accent of the text to guide phrasing.
