Locus iste (Mealor)
| Locus iste | |
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| Motet by Paul Mealor | |
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| Occasion | 500th anniversary of the King's College Chapel |
| Text | Gradual Locus iste |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | 2009 |
| Scoring | SATB choir |
Locus iste (English: This place), is a sacred motet composed by Paul Mealor in 2011. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. Mealor set it for four unaccompanied voices, at times divided, for the 500th anniversary of the King's College Chapel in Aberdeen in 2009.
History
[edit]The Welsh composer Paul Mealor, professor of composition at the University of Aberdeen from 2003, composed Locus iste for the 500th anniversary of the King's College Chapel in 2009.[1]
Text and music
[edit]The Latin text of Locus iste is the gradual Locus iste, part of the proper of the mass for the anniversary of a church's dedication. The incipit, Locus iste a Deo factus est, translates to "This place was made by God".[2]
The motet is scored for an unaccompanied choir which is at times divided.
Locus iste a Deo factus est,
inaestimabile sacramentum,
irreprehensibilis est.This place was made by God,
a priceless sacrament;
it is without reproach.[2]
The duration is given as 6:29 minutes.[3]
Locus iste was recorded by Tenebrae as part of a collection, A Tender Light, of choral music by Mealor in 2011.[4][5] It was recorded by the Choir of King's College, Aberdeen, in 2016 as part of the collection O Sacrum Convivium of contemporary sacred music.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Malone, Gareth (2013). Voices (SATB). Novello. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1-78-323077-8.
- ^ a b "Motet Translations / Anton Bruckner: Locus Iste". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Paul Mealor: A Tender Light". Tenebrae. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Locus iste / Paul Mealor (1975–)". muziekweb.nl. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Quinn, John (May 2012). "Paul Mealor (b. 1975) / A Tender Light". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Paul Mealor: A Tender Light". propermusic.com. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- A Tender Light Discogs
- Uren, Adam: Celebrated composer Paul Mealor to attend performance of his works in Twin Cities bringmethenews.com 18 April 2022
- Paul Mealor – Locus Iste (2011) on YouTube