"Holy Innocents (a lullaby)" [Stefano Puri]

"Holy Innocents (a lullaby)" [Stefano Puri]

First line of lyrics: Sleep, little baby sleep

Puri, Stefano; music (Italian, born 1979)

Unknown; music (Gregorian "IN PARADISUM")

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

2018 [published]

Stefano Puri

genre: choral music|song|sacred music|Christmas music

solo: soprano

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: Italy

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Holy Innocents" ("Sleep, little Baby, sleep")

Work contains texts by multiple authors

Notes about the text: In the song, the word "around" replaces "surround" in line 10 of the poem.

Tempo markings: "Calmo ed espressivo, un poco rubato, sulla parola"; quarter note = 54

Performance instructions: "1. da battuta 31, i soprani si dispongono dietro al coro (a semicerchio) oppure - qualora lo spazio dell'esecuzione lo permetta, in cerchio attorno al pubblico. | 2. da battuta 35 circa, individualmente senza tempo, ciascun soprano intona (aleatoriamente) la propria parte. | 3. battuta 35, dopo alcune ripetizioni, un soprano solista intona - partendo dal Si bemolle (4) - l'antifona gregoriana "IN PARADISUM" (cfr sotto) | 4. La solista dovrà porsi distante dal coro, possibilmente non visibile. | 5. Da battuta 41 circa, il coro, individualmente muta il suono "ow" (di "tomorrow") in un Bocca Chiusa.| 6. I soprani, individualmente, concludono la propria parte intonando (senza interrompere il suono) un Bocca chiusa sul Sib | 7.Il brano dunque dovrà concludersi con il canto della solista che si allontana progressivamente (Possibilmente PRIMA della sua naturale conclusione), mentre il resto del coro intona il B.C. - L'antifona può essere anche interrotta senza giungere a conclusione" [1. From measure 31, the sopranos are placed behind the choir (in a semicircle) or - if the space of the performance permits - in a circle around the audience. | 2. By around measure 35, individually timeless, each soprano sings (randomly) his own part. | 3. Measure 35, after a few repetitions, a solo soprano intones - starting from B flat (4) - the Gregorian antiphon "IN PARADISUM" (see below) | 4. The soloist must be distant from the choir, possibly not visible. | 5. From around measure 41, the choir, individually changes the sound "ow" (of "tomorrow") in a Mouth Closed. | 6. The sopranos, individually, conclude their part by intoning (without interrupting the sound) a closed Mouth on the Bb. | 7. The piece must therefore end with the song of the soloist who gradually moves away (possibly BEFORE its natural conclusion), while the rest of the choir intones the B.C. - The antiphon can also be interrupted without reaching a conclusion.] "In Paradisum" text/chant is sung by a solo soprano at the end.

Performance history: First performed by Notevolmente on 15 Dec. 2019 as part of a Christmas concert at Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. "Notevolmente - Holy innocents (a lullaby)." YouTube, uploaded by Notevolmente, 16 Dec. 2019, https://youtu.be/IKKJBGP6V4c. Accessed 4 Apr. 2023.

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

Other data reference(s): "Holy Innocents (a lullaby) (Stefano Puri)." ChoralWiki. Uploaded by Stefano Puri, 5 Nov. 2018, www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Holy_Innocents_(a_lullaby)_(Stefano_Puri).

Cataloguer: Saeideh Rajabzadeh and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

Musical score: ChoralWiki, www3.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Holy_Innocents_(a_lullaby)_(Stefano_Puri). Accessed 24 Sept. 2019.

Record: CRM-holyinnocents-puri

File(s): CRM-holyinnocents-puri.pdf

"Holy Innocents" [source: https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Holy_Innocents_(a_lullaby)_(Stefano_Puri)] by Stefano Puri [https://www.stefanopuri.com/], is licensed under the Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) License, https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/ChoralWiki:CPDL

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