Hymnus Paradisi

這是赫伯特-豪厄爾斯（Herbert Howells）1950 年的作品《天堂讚歌》（Hymnus Paradisi）的全譜，為女高音和男高音獨唱、SATB 合唱團和管弦樂隊而作。 該樂譜根據已知資料編制，經過修訂和編輯，並附有評論，包括保羅-斯派塞 (Paul Spicer) 的序言和大衛-威爾考克斯爵士 (Sir David Willcocks) 的介紹性說明，現為首次印刷。 其中四個合唱樂章（第二至第五樂章）是拉丁文和英文文本的配樂。這些樂章選自《詩篇》和《普通祈禱書》中的 "Miss pro defunctis"，是對人類短暫的悲痛和不滅的希望的永恆反思。所有這些都與安魂曲的情緒和目的相吻合。第六樂章取材於《索爾茲伯里日晷》（Salisbury Diurnal）中的詩句，這裡使用的是羅伯特-布裡奇斯（Robert Bridges）的《人類精神選集》（Anthology The Spirit of Man）末尾的 G. H. 帕爾默博士的譯文。 首演於 1950 年 9 月 7 日在格洛斯特舉行的三合唱節上，由作曲家指揮。巴赫合唱團於 1951 年初在倫敦首次演出，並於 1970 年與大衛-威爾考克斯爵士指揮的愛樂樂團錄製了這部作品"

作曲家: Herbert Howells
校訂者: Tina Jones
樂器: Orchestra
出版社: Novello

曲目:
Hymnus Paradisi

原文簡介:
This is the full score of Herbert Howells' 1950 composition, Hymnus Paradisi for Soprano and Tenor Soli, SATB chorus and orchestra. Now available for the first time in print, this score has been prepared from the known sources, revised and edited with critical commentary, and includes a preface by Paul Spicer and introductory notes by Sir David Willcocks. Four of the choral movements (II-V) are settings of Latin and English texts. These are drawn from the Psalms and the 'Miss pro defunctis', the book of Common Prayer, and are immemorial reflections upon the transient griefs and indestructible hopes of mankind. All are appropriate to the mood and purpose of a Requiem. Movement VI is a setting of lines from the Salisbury Diurnal, used here in the translation by Dr G. H. Palmer appearing at the end of Robert Bridges' Anthology The Spirit of Man. The first performance was at the Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester on 7th September 1950, which the composer conducted. The Bach Choir gave the first London performance early in 1951, and recorded the work in 1970 with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Sir David Willcocks.