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composer: Krzysztof Penderecki

für fünf Soli (SSATB), Sprecher, drei gemischte Chöre und Orchester

Dedication: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam et eius sanctae civitatis laudem aeternam
Premiere: January 9, 1997 Jerusalem, The State Hall (IL) · Mariana Nicolesco, soprano; Sylvia Greenberg, soprano; Jadwiga Rappé, alt; Evgeny Shapovalov, tenor; Reinhardt Hagen, bass; Boris Carmeli, narrator · Conductor: Lorin Maazel · Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra · Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; MDR-Chor Leipzig; Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart
Orchestra instrumentation: 4 (3. u. 4. auch Picc.) · 3 · Engl. Hr. · 3 (3. auch Es-Klar.) · Bassklar. · 3 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 4 · 1 - S. (I.: P. · Beckenpaar · 2 Tamt. (t.) · Röhrengl. · gr. Tr. m. Beck. · Crotalenbaum · 5 Tomt. · Marimba · Bin-Sasara · kl. Tr. · Rührtr.; II.: Trgl.-baum · 4 hg. Beck. · Tamt. (t.) · Röhrengl. · Kirchengl. · Tubaphon · Glsp. · Xyl. · Vibr. · Rührtr. · Tempelbl. · 2 Gongs; III.: 3 hg. Beck. · Mil. Tr. · Tubaphon · Kuhgl. · Tempelbl. · 2 Gongs; IV.: P. · hg. Beck. · 2 Tamt. · Beckenpaar · 5 Tomt. · gr. Tr. · Rührtr. · Bin-Sasara) (12 Spieler) - Cel. · Klav. · Org. ad lib. - Str. Im Saal: 0 · 0 · 3 · Bassklar. (auch Es-Klar.) · 3 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 4 · 1
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 68' 0''
Year of composition: 1996
Edition: full score
Language: Latin - German
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Krzysztof Penderecki passed through the seven gates of Jerusalem for the first time in 1974. He was deeply moved by the feeling of following in the footsteps of Christ and his visit to the Holy Land left a lasting impression. In 1995, he received a commission to compose a work for the festivities celebrating the city’s three-thousandth anniversary. Penderecki decided to compose a largescale vocal work entitled Seven Gates of Jerusalem which was given its World Première in 1997 in Jerusalem as the composer’s seventh symphony. The number seven plays a significant role in this work from its seven-movement form to the seven massive fortissimo chords at the culmination of the oratorio.

I "Magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimis..." - II "Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem..." - III De profundis - IV "Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem..." - V Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum (Psalm 147) - VI Ezechiel 37, 1-10 - VII "Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitae, et viam mortis."

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