Northern Spire
the music of Philip Spaeth
Confitebor (Te Alabaré)
for SSA Chorus (2022)
approx. 4 min
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Not yet premiered
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Setting of the Offertory Antiphon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
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Text in Latin and Spanish
About Confitebor (Te Alabaré)
Confitebor (Te Alabaré) (2022) was composed primarily as a Spanish-language setting of the Offertory for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, drawn from Psalm 118. The piece also makes use of the first line of the Latin chant from the Graduale Romanum, used as a cantus firmus. Despite its Lenten origins, the piece makes use of lively rhythms and the bright, celebratory timbres of the SSA ensemble, reflecting the text's emphasis on praise.
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As this piece has never been performed, below is a MIDI rendering. Please bear in mind as you listen, that the choral samples used are, simply, an "ah" syllable (the text of the piece is not discernible in the recording), and that many of the tempo changes and other transitions would be better handled by a skilled conductor than computer software. If you click on the above cover image, you will see a sample of the score.