De Profundis SSATB-Organ -
Night Raid
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For SSATB and organ. This atmospheric anthem by Cecilia McDowall commemorates the First World War. It sets a stark English text by Dr Joseph Spence alongside Latin text from Psalm 130, with the words 'In memoriam' added. The lower parts sing Spence's English text, conveying the relentless hardship of life in the trenches with declamatory and constantly developing vocal lines. The sopranos, meanwhile, repeat the Latin words from Psalm 130, providing a striking contrast in their constancy and otherworldliness. Programme Notes: Commissioned by Dulwich College, De Profundis (Night Raid) draws attention, in these troubled times, to the calamity and suffering which war brings in its dreadful wake. Dr Joseph Spence, Master of Dulwich College, has fashioned a spare text, inspired by former pupil, Raymond Chandler's reflections on his trench experience, evoking the horror of war. To contrast with Dr Spence's stark poetry I have given the upper voices soft intertwining lines with the words, 'In memoriam; De Profundis clamavi ad te, Domine'. The presence of these 'celestial' sounds hovering above the lower voices are there to project hope and continuity in the face of adversity. The altos, tenors and basses are in opposition, earthbound, relentlessly moving on, faced with the task ahead. One of untold horror. De Profundis closes with the 'soldiers' whispered observation; that the rats are their inexorable companions. The celestial voices fade as the soldiers trudge onwards . . . © Cecilia McDowall 2017
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9780193522954
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