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English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
: The Limbs of our Lord Jesus
Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
), BuxWV
List of compositions by Dieterich Buxtehude

The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis is the catalogue and the numbering system used to identify musical works by Dieterich Buxtehude. It was created by Georg Karst?dt and published in mid-1970s as Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude....
 75, is a cycle of seven cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
s composed by Dieterich Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude

Dieterich Buxtehude was a German-Danish organist, lutenist and a highly regarded composer of the Baroque period. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services....
 in 1680, and dedicated to Gustaf Düben
Gustaf Düben

Gustaf D?ben was a Sweden organist and composer. In 1663, he succeeded his father, the German-born Andreas D?ben as both hovkapellm?stare, director of the Swedish Royal Orchestra, and organist of the German St Gertrud Church in Stockholm....
. This work is known as the first Lutheran oratorio. The text, Salve mundi salutare – also known as the Rhythmica oratio – is a poem written by Medieval poet
Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry....
 Arnulf of Louvain (died 1250). It is divided into seven parts, each addressed to a different part of Christ's crucified body: feet, knees, hands, side, chest, heart, and head.

Structure
Each cantata in Membra Jesu Nostri is divided into six sections; an instrumental introduction; a concerto for instruments and five voices (SSATB
Choir

A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral Music, in turn, is the music written specifically for a choir to perform....
), with the exception of the fifth and sixth cantatas where only three voices are used; three aria
Aria

An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment....
s for one or three voices, each followed by an instrumental ritornello
Ritornello

In Baroque music, ritornello was the word for a recurring passage for orchestra in the first or final movement of a solo concerto or aria . In ritornello form, the Musical terminology#T opens with a Theme called the ritornello ....
; and an exact reprise of the concerto.






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Membra Jesu Nostri (English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
: The Limbs of our Lord Jesus
Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
), BuxWV
List of compositions by Dieterich Buxtehude

The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis is the catalogue and the numbering system used to identify musical works by Dieterich Buxtehude. It was created by Georg Karst?dt and published in mid-1970s as Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude....
 75, is a cycle of seven cantata
Cantata

A cantata is a vocal music music composition with an musical instrument accompaniment and often containing more than one movement ....
s composed by Dieterich Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude

Dieterich Buxtehude was a German-Danish organist, lutenist and a highly regarded composer of the Baroque period. His organ works comprise a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and church services....
 in 1680, and dedicated to Gustaf Düben
Gustaf Düben

Gustaf D?ben was a Sweden organist and composer. In 1663, he succeeded his father, the German-born Andreas D?ben as both hovkapellm?stare, director of the Swedish Royal Orchestra, and organist of the German St Gertrud Church in Stockholm....
. This work is known as the first Lutheran oratorio. The text, Salve mundi salutare – also known as the Rhythmica oratio – is a poem written by Medieval poet
Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry....
 Arnulf of Louvain (died 1250). It is divided into seven parts, each addressed to a different part of Christ's crucified body: feet, knees, hands, side, chest, heart, and head.

Structure


Each cantata in Membra Jesu Nostri is divided into six sections; an instrumental introduction; a concerto for instruments and five voices (SSATB
Choir

A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral Music, in turn, is the music written specifically for a choir to perform....
), with the exception of the fifth and sixth cantatas where only three voices are used; three aria
Aria

An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment....
s for one or three voices, each followed by an instrumental ritornello
Ritornello

In Baroque music, ritornello was the word for a recurring passage for orchestra in the first or final movement of a solo concerto or aria . In ritornello form, the Musical terminology#T opens with a Theme called the ritornello ....
; and an exact reprise of the concerto. The last cantata of the cycle, Ad faciem, is the only one that deviates from this pattern, with a final Amen
Amen

The word Amen is a declaration of affirmation found in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. Its use in Judaism dates back to its earliest texts....
 chorus substituting for the reprise.

The structure of Membra is dictated by its text. Buxtehude selected biblical verses for the concertos, and three strophe
Strophe

Strophe is a concept in poetry which properly means a turn, as from one Foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.A strophe is also the part of the ode that the Greek chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage....
s from each part of the poem Salve mundi salutare for the arias in each cantata. The metre
Meter (poetry)

In poetry, the meter is the basic rhythm of a verse . Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order....
 of the poetry itself unifies the cantatas' rhythmic patterns (Examples 1 and 2).

Membra Jesu Nostri Rhythmic Similarities
Example 1 (in bold
Emphasis (typography)

In typography, emphasis is the exaggeration of words in a text with a font in a different style from the rest of the text—to emphasise them....
 are stressed syllable
Syllable

A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of Speech communication sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter....
s):


I. Ad pedes: Sal-ve mun-di sa-lu-ta-re

II. Ad genua: Quid sum ti-bi re-spon-su-rus

III. Ad manus: In cru-o-re tu-o lo-tum

V. Ad pectus: Pec-tus mi-hi con-fer mun-dum

The seven cantatas


I. Ad pedes


The first cantata of the cycle, Ad pedes (To the Feet), calls for two violin
Violin

The violin is a Bow string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
s, viola da gamba, five voices (SSATB), and basso continuo
Figured bass

Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate interval , chord s, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note....
.

1. Sonata (instrumental introduction: two violins, viola da gamba, and [basso] continuo)


2. Concerto (SSATB)
Ecce super montes pedes evangelizantis et annunciantis pacem

3. Aria (SSATB)
Salve mundi salutare, salve Jesu care! Cruci tuae me aptare vellem vere, tu scis quare, da mihi tui copiam

Membra Jesu Nostri Ad Pedes Bass
4. Aria (S
Soprano

A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four part chorale style harmony the soprano takes the highest part which usually encompasses the melody....
)
Clavos pedum, plagas duras, et tam graves impressuras circumplector cum affectu, tuo pavens in aspectu, tuorum memor vulnerum

5. Aria (B)
Dulcis Jesu, pie deus, Ad te clamo licet reus, praebe mihi te benignum, ne repellas me indignum de tuis sanctis pedibus

6. Concerto (da capo
Da capo

Da Capo is a musical term in Italian language, meaning from the beginning . It is often abbreviated D.C.. It is a composer or publisher's directive to repeat the previous part of music....
: Ecce super montes)


II. Ad genua


1. Sonata


2. Concerto (SSATB)
Ad ubera portabimini, et super genua blandientur vobis

3. Aria (T
Tenor

The tenor is a type of male voice type and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between the C one octave below middle C to the A above in choral music, and up to high C in solo work....
)
Salve Jesu, rex sanctorum, spes votiva peccatorum, crucis ligno tanquam reus, pendens homoverus deus, caducis nutans genibus

4. Aria (A)
Quid sum tibi responsurus, actu vilis corde durus? Quid rependam amatori, qui elegit pro me mori, ne dupla morte morerer

5. Aria (SSB)
Ut te quaeram mente pura, sit haec mea prima cura, non est labor et gravabor, sed sanabor et mundabor, cum te complexus fuero

6. Concerto (da capo: Ad ubera portabimini)


III. Ad manus


1. Sonata


2. Concerto (SSATB)
Quid sunt plagae istae in medio manuum tuarum?

3. Aria (S)
Salve Jesu, pastor bone, fatigatus in agone, qui per lignum es distractus et ad lignum es compactus expansis sanctis manibus

4. Aria (S)
Manus sanctae, vos amplector, et gemendo condelector, grates ago plagis tantis, clavis duris guttis sanctis dans lacrymas cum oculis

5. Aria (ATB)
In cruore tuo lotum me commendo tibi totum, tuae sanctae manus istae me defendant, Jesu Christe, extremis in periculis

6. Concerto (da capo: Quid sunt plagae istae)


IV. Ad latus


1. Sonata


2. Concerto (SSATB)
Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni, columba mea inforaminibus petrae, in caverna maceriae

3. Aria (S)
Salve latus salvatoris, in quo latet mel dulcoris, in quo patet vis amoris, ex quo scatet fons cruoris, qui corda lavat sordida

4. Aria (ATB)
Ecce tibi appropinquo, parce, Jesu, si delinquo, verecunda quidem fronte, ad te tamen veni sponte scrutari tua vulnera

5. Aria (S)
Hora mortis meus flatus intret Jesu, tuum latus, hinc expirans in te vadat, ne hunc leo trux invadat, sed apud te permaneat

6. Concerto (da capo: Surge amica mea)


V. Ad pectus


1. Sonata


2. Concerto a 3 voci (in 3 voices: ATB)
Sicut modo geniti infantes rationabiles, et sine dolo concupiscite, ut in eo crescatis in salutem. Si tamen gustatis, quoniam dulcis est Dominus.

3. Aria (A)
Salve, salus mea, deus, Jesu dulcis, amor meus, salve, pectus reverendum, cum tremore contingendum, amoris domicilium

4. Aria (T)
Pectus mihi confer mundum, ardens, pium, gemebundum, voluntatem abnegatam, tibi semper conformatam, juncta virtutum copia

5. Aria (B)
Ave, verum templum dei, precor miserere mei, tu totius arca boni, fac electis me apponi, vasdives deus omnium

6. Concerto a 3 voci (da capo: Sicut modo geniti)


VI. Ad cor


1. Sonata


2. Concerto a 3 voci (SSB)
Vulnerasti cor meum, soror mea, sponsa, vulnerasti cor meum.

3. Aria (S)
Summi regis cor, aveto, te saluto corde laeto, te complecti me delectat et hoc meum cor affectat, ut ad te loquar, animes

4. Aria (S)
Per medullam cordis mei, peccatoris atque rei, tuus amor transferatur, quo cor tuum rapiatur languens amoris vulnere

5. Aria (B)
Viva cordis voce clamo, dulce cor, te namque amo, ad cor meum inclinare, ut se possit applicare devoto tibi pectore

6. Concerto a 3 voci (SSB)
Vulnerasti cor meum, soror mea, sponsa, vulnerasti cor meum.

VII. Ad faciem


1. Sonata


2. Concerto (SSATB))
Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum, salvum me fac in misericordia tua

3. Aria (ATB)
Salve, caput cruentatum, totum spinis coronatum, conquassatum, vulneratum, arundine verberatum facie sputis illita

4. Aria (A)
Dum me mori est necesse, noli mihi tunc deesse, in tremenda mortis hora veni, Jesu, absque mora, tuere me et libera

5. Aria (SSATB)
Cum me jubes emigrare, Jesu care, tunc appare, o amator amplectende, temet ipsum tunc ostende incruce salutifera.

6. Concerto (SSATB)
Amen

Recordings

  • John Eliot Gardiner
    John Eliot Gardiner

    Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE Fellowship of King's College London is an England conducting. He founded the Monteverdi Choir , the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre R?volutionnaire et Romantique ....
    , English Baroque Soloists
    English Baroque Soloists

    The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on authentic performance, formed in 1978 by English people Conducting John Eliot Gardiner....
    , Monteverdi Choir
    Monteverdi Choir

    The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by John Eliot Gardiner for a performance of the Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 in King's College Chapel, Cambridge....
     — Archiv Produktion 447 298-2
  • Ton Koopman
    Ton Koopman

    Ton Koopman is a Conducting, organist and harpsichordist.Koopman had a "classical education" and then studied the pipe organ , harpsichord and musicology in Amsterdam....
    , Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir — Erato 2292-45295-2
  • René Jacobs
    René Jacobs

    Ren? Jacobs is a Belgium musician. He came to fame as a countertenor but in recent years has become renowned as a conducting of Baroque and early Classical opera....
    , Concerto Vocale — 2003 — Harmonia Mundi
    Harmonia Mundi

    Harmonia Mundi is an independent music record label founded in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz in Arles . The Latin phrase means "world harmony".Its catalog is essentially devoted to classical music, and through the World Village label to world music....
     - Soloists María Cristina Kiehr
    Maria Cristina Kiehr

    Mar?a Cristina Kiehr is a soprano vocalist associated with Baroque music. After receiving her early musical training in Argentina, she moved in 1983 to Europe and studied under Ren? Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, specializing in the Baroque repertoire....
     Soprano I, Rosa Dominguez Soprano II, Andreas Scholl
    Andreas Scholl

    Andreas Scholl is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range. He specialises in Baroque music. His range is the same as that of the celebrated 18th century alto castrato, Senesino, for whom George Frideric Handel wrote his greatest alto roles....
     Alto, Gerd Turk Tenor, Ulrich Messenthaler Bass (The soloists serve as the chorus) - a DVD of the recording with the same singers and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (2007) is available as a DVD.
  • The Sixteen
    The Sixteen

    The Sixteen is an England choir performing early music religious music. It was founded by Harry Christophers in 1977.The Sixteen concentrates on English polyphony....
    , Harry Christophers
    The Sixteen

    The Sixteen is an England choir performing early music religious music. It was founded by Harry Christophers in 1977.The Sixteen concentrates on English polyphony....
     — 2001 — CKD 141 - Soloists Carolyn Sampson Soprano I, Libby Crabtree Soprano II, Robin Blaze
    Robin Blaze

    Robin Blaze is an English countertenor....
     Alto, James Gilchrist
    James Gilchrist

    James Gilchrist may refer to:*Jim Gilchrist, American activist and cofounder, along with Chris Simcox, of the The Minuteman Project Inc.*James W....
     Tenor, Simon Birchall Bass (The soloists serve as the chorus)
  • Masaaki Suzuki
    Masaaki Suzuki

    is a Japanese people pipe organ, harpsichordist and Conducting, and the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan.He was born in Kobe to parents who were both Christianity and amateur musicians....
    , Bach Collegium Japan
    Bach Collegium Japan

    The Bach Collegium Japan is an orchestra and chorus specialising in Baroque music. It was founded in 1990 by Masaaki Suzuki. Since 1995 they have produced forty recordings in a series of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas on the BIS Records label....
     — 1997 — BIS-CD-871
  • Jos van Veldhoven
    Jos van Veldhoven

    Jos van Veldhoven is a Dutch choral conductor. Although he is a regular guest artist with international orchestras, he is most known as the artistic director of ....
    , The Netherlands Bach Society — 2006 — Channel Classics, CCS SA 24006 - Soloists Anne Grimm Soprano I, Johannette Zomer Soprano II, Peter de Groot Alto, Andrew Tortise Tenor, Bas Ramselaar Bass (The soloists serve as the chorus)
  • Konrad Junghänel
    Konrad Junghänel

    Konrad Jungh?nel is a German Conducting and lutenist. He has given numerous solo concerts all around the world and has also worked with ensembles such as Les Arts Florissants and others....
    , Cantus Cölln - 2005 - Harmonia Mundi
    Harmonia Mundi

    Harmonia Mundi is an independent music record label founded in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz in Arles . The Latin phrase means "world harmony".Its catalog is essentially devoted to classical music, and through the World Village label to world music....
     - HMC901912
  • Diego Fasolis director; Sonatori della Gioiosa Marca + Accademia Strumentale Italiana; Roberto Balconi alto, Caterina Trogu soprano I, Roberta Invernizzi
    Roberta Invernizzi

    Roberta Invernizzi is an Italian soprano. She originally studied piano and double bass before turning to singing. She specialises in early music from the baroque and classical period of music....
     soprano II, Mario Cecchetti tenor, Daniele Carnovich Bass; Choir of Radio Svizzera - 1997 NAXOS 8.553787
  • Erik Van Nevel, Currende - 1998 - Eufoda 1294 - Soloists Johannette Zomer Soprano I, Anne-Marie Buyle Soprano II, Vincent Darras Alto, Jan Caals Tenor, Conor Biggs Bass, Currende Consort & Capella Currende


See also

  • List of compositions by Dieterich Buxtehude
    List of compositions by Dieterich Buxtehude

    The Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis is the catalogue and the numbering system used to identify musical works by Dieterich Buxtehude. It was created by Georg Karst?dt and published in mid-1970s as Thematisch-Systematisches Verzeichnis der Musikalischen Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude....

External links

  • Free sheet music of at the
  • - Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia
    Catholic Encyclopedia

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English language encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia Press....