Julien-François Zbinden
Lord op. 93

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motet

for double mixed choir SATB

Level: intermediate
Duration: 8'
Genre: contemporary
Series: Swiss Composers Series
Composed: 1999

Reference: V29
CHF17.00
Choir score
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Details

Publisher: Editions Bim

Composer

Julien-François Zbinden (1917-2021)

Julien-François Zbinden was born on November 11th, 1917 in Rolle (Vaud/Switzerland). After having studied piano, with secondary studies in voice and violin, he began in 1938 his musical career as a... Read more

About Lord

LORD is built around three phrases.

The first, “Lord, you made the night too long,” is the title of a piece performed in the 1930s by Louis Armstrong. The words of these phrases appear only successively. The work opens with the vowel "o", introduced in turn by the 8 voices. “O Lord, you made the night” is the object of a fugato section of dolorous character to which a tenor solo responds, which then moves into a new fugato section that is rhythmically chanted, ending very violently. It is only then that the end of the phrase, "too long," is sung by the soprano and alto soloists in a sorrowful manner.

The second phrase rings out gloriously from the tenor soloist: "Yes Lord, you made the night, but, Lord, you made the sun!" is then taken up fortissimo by the two choirs.

Finally, the last phrase, "Glory to the Lord," begins joyously, and gradually builds to a triumphant chorale, before dying away into silence.

Performances

March 5, 2017 | Zurich, Switzerland. Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Andreas Felber (conductor).

March 4, 2017 | Bern, Switzerland. Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Andreas Felber (conductor).

March 3, 2017 | Lucerne, Switzerland. Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Andreas Felber (conductor).

Julien-François Zbinden Lord op. 93