Instruments
Ensembles
Opera
Composers
Performers

Sheet music

Original

De Profundis H 189. Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Mixed ensemble. Sacred , Motet. Language. Latin. SSATB.SATB.

Translation

De Profundis H 189. Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Mixed together. Sacred , Motet. Language. Latin. SSATB.SATB.

Original

Composed after 30th July, 1683, for the funeral of the wife of Louis XIV. For 3 recorders, 5 strings, double chorus. marked A & B in the score. , 9 soloists and continuo. The bas dessus. mezzo soprano. part is best doubled in tuttis, but can be situated in either choir, as it does not take part in any antiphonal sections. The setting concludes with the opening words of the Requiem mass.

Translation

Composed after 30th July, 1683, for the funeral of the wife of Louis XIV. For 3 recorders, 5 strings, double chorus. marked A. , 9 soloists and continuo. The low top. mezzo-soprano. part is best doubled in tuttis, but can be situated in either choir, as it does not take part in any antiphonal sections. The setting concludes with the opening words of the Requiem mass.