Try to listen and read: It is not a simple 4-3 suspension. Under the suspended c" in S2 you can hear the "released' b in T1 - which comes from the opposite direction: g-a-b! That makes the chord unique! Suspension-resolution (c"-b') in S2, melodic figuration (g-a-b-a-g) at the same time in T1 therefore making c" and b collide - between the remaining elements (g-s and d-s) of the dominant chord.
Chords changing from minor to major or the opposite in the same bar happening all the time gives a nice harmonic instability and a great changing of ‘color’ . Notice C minor -> C major, G major/G minor, F minor/F major changing in both directions.
MargotLorena2, is the hanging hand a reference back to Alexander the Great's funeral wishes - one being that his hands should hang visibly and empty in his funeral cortege, to show that he was leaving the earth as empty-handed as when he first arrived? Yours, George
+James Rightmyer Jr You’re not crazy, James, but this version begins flat, too, maybe 20 cents below a common middle C, and then goes a little lower. BUT, has anyone else noticed the pitch rising up to a spot-on C during the last 10 seconds? Even the fading reverb (so it wasn't the choir) is still pitching up all the way to the silence, by at least a quarter-step. It’s only an observation, not a complaint. If you doubt what I’m saying, just play it from 2:15 to the end and listen again. I just think there was an honest attempt to repair the choir's pitch, which can work well sometimes. But someone was likely the innocent victim of an Auto-save before they could Undo an editing mistake and it went unnoticed.
It's Baroque tuning, with A = ~415. Idk why the choir gets sharper at the end, but I doubt it's an attempt to repair anything, since they were probably just playing in baroque tuning and not out of tune.
Purcell is always distinctive, leisurely pace, fascinating harmonies, seductive. Handel thought him superb: nuff said! Thanks
One of the most remarkable choral pieces ever.
I used to nearly burst into tears singing the second sop part at 1:41. That pinnacle is too good.
Let your crying come unto the Lord
Right? Ravishing.
The dissonant harmony at 2:12 just completely blows me away. It makes me want to sob this piece of music yet I can't stop listening to it.
+massivethrobbingmast i agree, this harmony make a jump in the future
+massivethrobbingmast that's a standard 4-3 suspension. The interesting parts come in m.25 and m. 29.
+massivethrobbingmast Try performing it! So hard to not break down, and continue to sing...
Sheer Bliss: It gives me goosebumps.
Try to listen and read: It is not a simple 4-3 suspension. Under the suspended c" in S2 you can hear the "released' b in T1 - which comes from the opposite direction: g-a-b! That makes the chord unique! Suspension-resolution (c"-b') in S2, melodic figuration (g-a-b-a-g) at the same time in T1 therefore making c" and b collide - between the remaining elements (g-s and d-s) of the dominant chord.
so so touching, a real prayer from the heart...
The song is make me cry😭
Sends chills down one's spine.
Chords changing from minor to major or the opposite in the same bar happening all the time gives a nice harmonic instability and a great changing of ‘color’ . Notice C minor -> C major, G major/G minor, F minor/F major changing in both directions.
A work of genius.
Good memories of singing this with the Glasgow Chamber Choir
This is a simply magnificent work! What a climactic, clashing ending, with all the dissonances! And superbly performed by "The Sixteen," as always.
THANK YOU!!...
this is a banger
High culture.
MargotLorena2, is the hanging hand a reference back to Alexander the Great's funeral wishes - one being that his hands should hang visibly and empty in his funeral cortege, to show that he was leaving the earth as empty-handed as when he first arrived? Yours, George
:D it's the cover from a cd by gerard lesne o solitude, I dont know where the image came from
It's perfect for "Hear my Prayer" ..
Samtidig
Simultaneous?
Lembro-me de cantar isso no coro. O tema principal lembra um pouco o tema da introdução do primeiro movimento da nona sinfonia de Bruckner.
Creio que é o tema da 9a sinfonia de Bruckner que lembra esta do H Purcell, não o contrário :)
@@codonauta hahaha sim, pensando no tempo cronológico, é isso aí...
This verges on Gesualdo levels of chromatic insanity.
Nice, I know the namedrop here.
the dissonance @ 1:28 tho
this is what going insane and begging to God sounds like
Erm -- is anyone else bothered that it ends almost a half step flat? Trying to decide if I'm crazy or not.
+Robin Rightmyer no it doesn't
+James Rightmyer Jr Not in the least!
(I don't think it does, actually)
+James Rightmyer Jr You’re not crazy, James, but this version begins flat, too, maybe 20 cents below a common middle C, and then goes a little lower. BUT, has anyone else noticed the pitch rising up to a spot-on C during the last 10 seconds? Even the fading reverb (so it wasn't the choir) is still pitching up all the way to the silence, by at least a quarter-step. It’s only an observation, not a complaint. If you doubt what I’m saying, just play it from 2:15 to the end and listen again. I just think there was an honest attempt to repair the choir's pitch, which can work well sometimes. But someone was likely the innocent victim of an Auto-save before they could Undo an editing mistake and it went unnoticed.
It's Baroque tuning, with A = ~415. Idk why the choir gets sharper at the end, but I doubt it's an attempt to repair anything, since they were probably just playing in baroque tuning and not out of tune.
Baroque Tuning
Hmm...tuned to B Minor
Baroque tuning; A = ~415
Crazy, desperate, and resigned.