Rachmaninoff by Barrie Martyn

Author:Barrie Martyn
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781351552424
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Ex.136 [Glory to God on high and on earth peace, good will toward men.]

Ex.137 [Praise the name of the Lord. Alleluia.]

In No. 11, the Magnificat, dramatic outbursts are contrasted with interludes of quiet meditation. The richly instrumented choral narrative contains within it a contrasting high refrain, in which the basses are omitted, venerating the Theotokos, Mother of God, ‘Greater in honour than the Cherubim’, so simple yet so hauntingly beautiful, as always in the Vigil, especially so at its final appearance. Further prayers precede No. 12, Gloria in excelsis Deo, appended to which are some verses from the Te Deum’ and from Psalm 90, ‘Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place’. This provides another series of dramatic contrasts of choral tone, from a single part taking the melodic line against pianissimo held notes to eight-part writing of great blocks of sound at the fervent climax. The two penultimate numbers, 13 and 14, are both Resurrection hymns, emphasizing the significance of the event in the worship of the Orthodox Church. The latter hymn, in particular, is quietly redolent of the blissful peace Christ gave the world through His Resurrection. Finally, in radiant animation, the Vigil closes with the Theotokion, a brief hymn of joy to the Mother of God.

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