[Trombone-l] Ein Deutches Requiem

[Ray Horton]

Not a low a D for 42 measures straight - there's a beat rest every bar (in 4/2).  I happen to think that is think that part is fun, also (the feeling after it's over takes me back to the late 60's).  Great part, throughout.  Great moment in Movement 6 - under this text:

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Siehe, ich sage euch ein Geheimnis: Wir werden nicht alle entschlafen, 
wir werden aber alle verwandelt werden; und dasselbige plötzlich, in 
einem Augenblick, zu der Zeit der letzten Posaune. Denn es wird die 
Posaune schallen, und die Toten werden auferstehen unverweslich, und wir 
werden verwandelt werden. Dann wird erfüllet werden das Wort, das 
geschrieben steht: Der Tod ist verschlungen in den Sieg. Tod, wo ist 
dein Stachel? Hölle, wo ist dein Sieg? 

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Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all 
be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump': 
for the trump' shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, 
and we shall be changed. . . . then shall be brought to pass the saying 
that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy 
sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 1 Corinthians 15:51,52,54,55

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I have not studied Greek, but I think I have this right:

Luther's German avoids the unfortunate diminutive "trumpet" for the 
Greek original for the root from which we get both "trumpet" and 
"trombone" (the King James Version uses both "trump' and "trumpet" - ALL 
other English translations use "trumpet").  Luther uses a word with a 
larger implication for such a mighty purpose: "Posaune."  (Even modern 
German translations keep Luther's "Posaune.")  This is also the reason 
behind Mozart's trombone solo in "Tuba Mirum", (it's a good thing for 
all of us that Mozart didn't follow the modern implication of the Latin 
translation, even if the modern tuba had not yet been invented).  But, 
for Brahms, unlike Mozart, it's a loud entrance for the whole section. 


Raymond Horton
Louisville Orchestra




Matthew Stoecker wrote:
> In one movement you'll play a D for 42 measures straight. Other than that, it's pretty fun :)
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>> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:31:17 +0200> From: Marius.Helga at nb.no> To: trombone-l at samford.edu> Subject: [Trombone-l] Ein Deutches Requiem> > Hi all> > Just got a phone request to play Brahms' Ein Deuthces Requiem in october.> > Of course I said yes, but now I turn to the list and ask: What am I facing on third trombone? Lots and lots of rest-counting, and a few notes in between, or do I get to actually do some playing?> > Marius Helgå> Bass trombone> Mo i Rana, Norway> > _______________________________________________> Trombone-l mailing list> Trombone-l at samford.edu> http://maillists.samford.edu/mailman/listinfo/trombone-l
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