 | Schubert, Franz Peter - Mirjams Siegesgesang Cantate D 942 Voice Soprano voice, Choir and Orchestra |
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| Composer : | Schubert, Franz Peter (1797 - 1828) | ||||||
| Instrumentation : | Voice Soprano voice, Choir and Orchestra | ||||||
| Style : | Classical | ||||||
| Arranger : Publisher : | LiPuma, Nelly | ||||||
| Lyricist : | Grillparzer | ||||||
| Langage : | German | ||||||
| Date : | 1812 | ||||||
| Copyright : | Copyright © Nelly LiPuma | ||||||
| Added by musicanuova, 05 Jul 2023 The orchestration of this cantata was commissioned by Vijay Upadhyaya, Conductor of the choir and orchestra of the University of Vienna. The cantata, originally for soprano solo, mixed chorus and piano, was presented in the present version with female choir and orchestra, in Vienna, in the University Hall on May 8, 2013. The score for women's choir has been created in a separate file. The midi-files of the individual voices are available and can be requested by email. Individual instrumental parts are available and can be requested by sending an email to: lipumanelly@yahoo.com Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, is said to be a prophetess in the book of Exodus (the most detailed version of the narrative in the Hebrew scriptures). In chapter 15 she takes up the song of victory after the more expanded song of Moses (often called the Song of the Sea). Grillparzer develops Miriam’s version, drawing on specific details in Exodus 14. The miraculous appearance of divine protection in the form of columns of cloud and fire is interpreted as a sign of God’s loving protection, as if he were a shepherd herding his sheep. The piling up of the water to allow the migrants to escape is presented as disturbing and worrying (people are looking anxiously at the walls of water around them) rather than impressive. The collapse of the water and the destruction of Pharaoh and his army is celebrated, but not with total conviction. Miriam and the other women are still worried that their enemies will re-surface. These touches manage to give an emotional reality and a human sensitivity to a story that can be so easily distanced from us because of its familiarity and grandeur. Source / Web : | https://www.schubertsong.uk/text/mirjams-siegesgesang/ | Sheet central : | Mirjam's Siegesgesang (2 sheet music) | | |||
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