4 he Camera Obscura of Jan van Eyck I es de Eyck fuit hic 144 (Latin): the signature taken from the he rnolfni Double Portrait (144). English translation: Jan van Eyck was here, 144. he year is given as Veertienhonderdvierendertig (Dutch). II en tations of the Cross (Italian). Choir I only. 1 Nel Giardino di Getsemani, Gesù è tradito da Giuda. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is betrayed by Judas. 2 Gesù è condannato dal inedrio. Jesus is condemned by the anhedrin. Gesù è guidicato da Pilato. Jesus is judged by Pilate. 4 Gesù è flagellato e coronato di spine. Jesus is scourged and crowned with thorns. 5 Gesù è posto sulla croce. Jesus is laid on the cross. 6 Gesù è inchiodato alla croce! Jesus is nailed to the cross! Gesù muore sulla croce. Jesus dies on the cross. Gesù è deposto dalla croce (Pieta). Jesus is taken off the cross. 9 Il corpo di Gesù è deposto nel sepolcro. he body of Jesus is laid to rest in the sepulcher. 10 É risorto! He is risen! III he text of the alve Regina (Latin). racket text is not used. [alve Regina, Mater Misericordiae] vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. [d te clemamus exsules filii Hevae ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.] [Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,] our life, our sweetness, and our hope. [o thee do we cry, the children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.] Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte; et Jesu, benedictum fructum ventris tui nobis post hoc exilium ostende O Clemens, O pia, O dulci Virgo Maria. urn then, most gracious advocate, thy eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of they womb, Jesus, O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
5 Performance Notes Part I calls for twentyeight singers split into two choirs of unequal size. Choir I stands in an equidistant circle in front of Choir II, mimicking the spacing of the ten medallions found in the frame of the convex mirror in Jan van Eyck s he rnolfini Double Portrait. Each singer in Choir I is given a specific position in the circle (see diagram below). he entrances of specific voices correspond to an overall symmetrical design and must not be varied in any way. hese entrances are indicated in the score by rabic numerals corresponding to each singer s position. ext changes in the parts for Choir I are indicated by Roman numerals and the translation of the Italian text into English. Choir I: (10 singers) Part Number Position oprano I (high) 5, 6, oprano II (high) 2, 9 lto I (medium high) 1, 2, 10 lto II (medium low) 2 4, Choir II: (1 singers) Part Number oprano (medium high) 2 lto (medium low) 2 enor enor soloist 1 ass Choir II (on risers if available) 6 5 4 Choir I 9 2 1 10 Conductor
6 For e Miller and he Westminster Chamber Choir, premiered in Florence, Italy, July 200. HE DE CMER OCUR OF DE JN VN EYCK For and semichorus Robert Vuichard, b. 195 after alve Regina by es Ockeghem, c. 1410149 oprano I [5, 6, ] q = 2 oprano II [, 9] lto I [1, 2, 10] lto II [4, ] oprano q = 2 ppp lto ppp enor ass olo pp de Eyck, pp Hm, hm, for rehearsal only q = 2 G546 Copyright 2011 by GI Publications, Inc. ll Rights Reserved Printed in U... 404. Mason ve., Chicago, IL 606 www.giamusic.com 00.442.15 Reproduction of this publication without permission of the publisher is a violation of the U.. Code of Law for which the responsible individual or institution is subject to criminal prosecution. No one is exempt.
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