Horatio Parker :: Hora novissima


 

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Parker, Horatio
1863-1919
(b Auburndale, MA, 15 Sept 1863; d Cedarhurst, NY, 18 Dec 1919). American
Hora novissima <1893>
chorus solos SATB
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Source of text: From De Contemptu Mundi, by Bernard de Morlaix (12th-century monk of the Abbey of Cluny). Singable English translation by Isabella G. Parker (the composer’s mother). Language: Latin
PART I [33']
1. Introduction & Chorus: Hora novissima
2. Quartet: Hic breve vivitur
3. Aria (bass): Spe modo vivitur
4. Chorus: Pars mea, Rex meus
5. Aria (soprano): O bona patria
6. Quartet & Chorus: Tu sine littore
PART II [29']
7. Solo (tenor): Urbs Syon aurea
8. Double Chorus: Stant Syon atria
9. Solo (alto): Gens duce splendida
10. Chorus a cappella: Urbs Syon unica
11. Quartet & chorus: Urbs Syon inclyta
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Contents—PART I: 1. Introduction & Chorus: Hora novissima; 2. Quartet: Hic breve vivitur; 3. Aria (bass): Spe modo vivitur; 4. Chorus: Pars mea, Rex meus; 5. Aria (soprano): O bona patria; 6. Quartet & Chorus: Tu sine littore; PART II: 7. Solo (tenor): Urbs Syon aurea; 8. Double Chorus: Stant Syon atria; 9. Solo (alto): Gens duce splendida; 10. Chorus a cappella: Urbs Syon unica; 11. Quartet & chorus: Urbs Syon inclyta