Libera me (1770)
A dirge - Libera me - Tremens factus sum - Dies illa - Requiem aeternam - Requiescat in pace
Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Hinrichsen Edition Ltd
[Great Britain]
, 1950
Ref. :
112
(19 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Lewis, Anthony
Type of material:
Score with realised basso continuo
Copyright :
Peters-Hinrichsen Edition Ltd.
Description
Text in:
Latin
Epoque:
18th century
(1750-1799)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Requiem
Mood of the piece:
prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATTB (5 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Soprano (1) / Tenor (1) / Bass (1) (3 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Organ
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
E minor
Duration:
12.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service
Musicological Sources:
British Museum Add. MSS. 33240 called "A Dirge." "Composed in 1770 to be sung at the funeral of his friend Francis Pemberton at the Sardinian Chapel in Oxford Road."
Source of text:
From the Requiem Mass
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 1023A (45 copies)