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The text is a paraphrase of Matthew 15:22-28 and is designated for the Second Sunday in Lent. To quote Todd Michael Borgerding, 'The 16th-century exegetical tradition portrays this narrative as a parable teaching Christians to reject their heresies and confess faith in the true church'. | |||
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Bars 20 and 40 of the score contain the unusual and ugly feature of a diminished fifth between the two lowest sounding voices - the position where such an interval was most taboo. It would surprise me if this was the composer's intention. In performance, it could be eliminated, at bar 20, by giving the tenor a crotchet (quarter-note) rest instead of B flat and having this voice enter with the syllable 'Chri-' off the beat, on the tied G, and at bar 40 by replacing the tenor's B flat with C. (In bar 20, I don't find the option of substituting B natural for B flat particularly felicitous.) One further detail: the tenor at the end of bar 39 momentarily and rather unnecessarily clashes with the bass: the tenor's minim (half-note) C could be replaced with crotchets C and D. | |||
Mick Swithinbank | |||
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Title: Clamabat autem mulier channanea
Composer: Pedro Escobar
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: none, a cappella
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Original text and translations
The text is a paraphrase of Matthew 15:22-28 and is designated for the Second Sunday in Lent. To quote Todd Michael Borgerding, 'The 16th-century exegetical tradition portrays this narrative as a parable teaching Christians to reject their heresies and confess faith in the true church'. As for the music: Bars 20 and 40 of the score contain the unusual and ugly feature of a diminished fifth between the two lowest sounding voices - the position where such an interval was most taboo. It would surprise me if this was the composer's intention. In performance, it could be eliminated, at bar 20, by giving the tenor a crotchet (quarter-note) rest instead of B flat and having this voice enter with the syllable 'Chri-' off the beat, on the tied G, and at bar 40 by replacing the tenor's B flat with C. (In bar 20, I don't find the option of substituting B natural for B flat particularly felicitous.) One further detail: the tenor at the end of bar 39 momentarily and rather unnecessarily clashes with the bass: the tenor's minim (half-note) C could be replaced with crotchets C and D. Mick Swithinbank