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Chorus SATB Orchestra
by
William Copper
21st Century Stabat Mater: A major choral work for full chorus and chamber orchestra; a powerful, lyrical, but contemporary work that follows the ancient text's path beside the cross to the final glory of paradise.
The duration is under nine minutes.
The Stabat Mater may be performed with piano (or organ) accompaniment using the piano reduction in the vocal score.
An amazing set of line-by-line translations for the Stabat Mater can be found at Hans van der Velden's pages. The full Latin text compares the "dolorosa" and "speciosa" versions, and Vatican versions with others.
1. Stabat Mater dolorosa 2. Cuius animam gementem Iuxta crucem lacrimosa Contristatem et dolentem Dum pendebat Filius. Per transivit gladius. 3. O quam tristis et afflicta 4. Quae moerebat et dolebat Fuit illa benedicta Pia Mater dum videbat Mater Unigeniti. Nati poenas incliti. 5. Quis est homo qui not fleret 6. Quis non posset contristari Matrem Christi si videret Christi Matrem contemplari In tanto supplicio. dolentem cum Filio? 7. Pro peccatis suae gentis 8. Vidit suum dulcem natum Vidit Iesum in tormentis, Moriendo desolatum Et flagellis subditum. Dum emisit spiritum. 9. Eia Mater, fons amoris 10. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum Me sentire vim doloris In amando Christum Deum Fac, ut tecum lugeam. Ut sibi complaceam. 11. Sancta Mater, istud agas, 12. Tui nati vulnerati, Crucifixi fige plagas Tam dignati pro me pati, Cordi Meo valide. Poenas mecum divide. 19. Christe, cum sit hinc exire, 20. Quando corpus morietur, Da per Matrem me venire Fac, ut animae donetur Ad palmam victoriae Paradisi gloria. Amen.
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