Terra tremuit

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composer

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

5vv; published in Rome in 1593 by Francesco Coattino as part of a cycle of polyphonic Offertories; H ix, 72, C xvii, 99

author of text

Bible

Psalm 75 (76): 9-10

Terra tremuit (‘The earth shook’) adopts a dramatic approach initially, softening to a fauxbourdon-like texture for ‘dum resurgeret in iudicio Deus’ (‘when God arose in judgment’). The final Alleluia occupies about a third of the piece, beginning lightly with upper voices before a crescendo to the end.

Terra tremuit («La terre trembla») commence par adopter une approche dramatique avant de s’adoucir en une texture de faux-bourdon pour «dum resurgeret in iudicio Deus» («quand Dieu se leva en jugement»). L’Alléluia final, qui occupe environ un tiers de la pièce, démarre dans la légèreté, avec les voix supérieures, avant un crescendo jusqu’à la fin.

extrait des notes rédigées par Stephen Rice © 2013
Français: Hypérion

In Terra tremuit („Die Erde erbebte“) kommt zunächst ein dramatischer Ansatz zum Ausdruck, der dann bei „dum resurgeret in iudicio Deus“ („als Gott zum Gericht aufstand“) etwas milder wird und eine fauxbourdonartige Struktur annimmt. Das letzte Alleluia nimmt etwa ein Drittel des Stücks ein—es beginnt recht schlank in den Oberstimmen und weitet sich dann in ein Crescendo am Ende aus.

aus dem Begleittext von Stephen Rice © 2013
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

Recordings

Palestrina: Missa Ad coenam Agni & Eastertide motets

The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice (conductor)

Studio Master: CDA67978Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

Within Palestrina’s huge output there are many hidden gems, lacking both recordings and modern performing editions, and it is from among these that The Brabant Ensemble’s director Stephen Rice has chosen the repertoire for this album. The Ensemble ...» More