Da Vinci Requiem 1. Introit and Kyrie (soprano solo, baritone solo, chorus) 1 2. The Virgin of the Rocks (soprano solo) 22 3. I obey thee, O Lord (Lacrimosa) (chorus) 38 4. Sanctus and Benedictus (chorus) 56 5. Agnus Dei (soprano solo and chorus) 85 6. O you who are asleep (baritone solo) 98 7. Lux aeterna (soprano solo, baritone solo, chorus) 118 1
INSTRUMENTATION 2 FLUTES (2nd doubling PICCOLO) 2 OBOES (2nd doubling COR ANGLAIS) 2 CLARINETS IN B FLAT (2nd doubling BASS CLARINET) 2 BASSOONS (2nd doubling CONTRABASSOON) 2 HORNS IN F 2 TRUMPETS IN B FLAT TIMPANI PERCUSSION (Glockenspiel, Side Drum, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone) HARP VIOLIN I VIOLIN II VIOLA CELLO DOUBLE BASS* *At least one double bass player with a low C extension is required. Ossia notes are provided for players without an extension. TRANSPOSING SCORE COMPOSER’S NOTE Da Vinci Requiem La Prospettiva de’ perdimenti (The Perspective of Disappearance) I have brought together my chosen Latin texts for this Requiem with extracts from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, editions of which have been in my family for over seventy years. Leonardo da Vinci’s extraordinary philosophical writings cast reflective and penetrating insights into the nature of mortality and all that it encompasses. The Requiem, structured in seven movements, advances from a dark, contemplative opening to hopeful luminosity in the final movement, ‘Lux aeterna’. In the closing bars all voices drift upwards, folding into silence, an allusion to Leonardo’s concept of ‘The Perspective of Disappearance’. ‘The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang.’—Leonardo da Vinci. Commissioned by Wimbledon Choral Society and its music director Neil Ferris to mark its centenary. First performed at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, England, by Wimbledon Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kate Royal (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), and conductor Neil Ferris on 7 May 2019 to resonate with the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. This note may be reproduced as required for programme notes. Duration: 35 minutes
50 Fl. 1 2 52 ° & # # ∑ ∑ ∑
52 Fl. Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vcl. 1 2
54 Fl. 1 2 73 ° & # # ∑ ∑ ∑
56 4. Sanctus and Benedictus Missa
58 A Ob. 1 2 13 ° & œ œ Œ ∑
60 Bsn. 1 2 24 ° ? ¢ 2 œ f œ .
62 Fl. 1 2 37 B ° & f œ œ œ œ
64 Fl. 1 2 51 ° & ≈ œ œ œ œ
66 Ob. 1 2 64 ° & (1) œ mp C Œ
68 Ob. 1 2 76 ° & (1) œ > œ œ #
70 D Fl. 1 2 86 ° & Œ ∑ Œ f œ
72 Fl. 1 2 100 ° & ∑ ≈ œ œ
74 Bsn. 1 2 110 ° ? ¢ ˙ ˙ f ˙
76 Ob. 1 2 122 ° & ∑ œ œ œ œ
78 Fl. 1 2 137 ° & bb b 3 3 3 3 3
80 Fl. 1 2 150 ° & bb b ∑ Œ œ
82 Cl (Bb) 1 2 162 ° & ∑ ∑ ∑
84 Fl. Ob. 1 2 1 2 Cl 1 (Bb) 2 Bsn.
86 Ob. 1 2 10 ° & 4 ∑ 3 4 ∑ 2
88 Ob. 23 ° 1 3 & œ # œ œ 2 2 2
90 Hn. (F) 1 2 34 C ° ¢ & # ˙ Œ
92 S. SOLO 43 & mf Ó Œ ‰ œ j
94 Ob. 51 D ° 1 2 & ∑ ∑ ∑
96 Ob. Cl. 1 (Bb) B. Cl. Bsn. 1 Cbs
98 The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin
∏∏∏∏∏∏ ∏∏∏∏∏
102 Fl. 24 ° & # 1 ∑ 2 Œ ‰ 2
104 Fl. 37 ° & # 1 ∑ ∑ 2 & # O
106 Fl. 1 2 50 ° & # (1) # œ œ
108 Fl. 61 ° & # 1 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
110 Ob. 1 75 ° & # bœ # œ œbœ
∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏
114 103 ° & # Ob. 1 ∑ ∑ ∑
116 Fl. 1 2 116 ° & # ∑ ∑ ∑
118 7. Lux aeterna Missa pro defunc
∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏
∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏
∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏
126 Fl. 1 2 33 ° & œ œ œ œ b
128 Fl. 1 2 39 ° & œ# œ C # œ
130 Fl. 1 2 45 ° & œ œ # œ. œ
132 Cl. (Bb) 1 2 52 ° & ‰ #œ r
134 Fl. Ob. 1 2 1 2 Cl. 1 (Bb) 2 58
136 Fl. 1 2 Ob. 1 2 Cl. 1 (Bb) 2 Bs
138 S. SOLO 74 & Œ mf dolce f # ˙
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Facebook
Twitter
Email