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Missa Pro Defunctis (2018)

by Thomas Oboe Lee

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1.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. 
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, 
ad te omnis caro veniet. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion, and a vow be paid to thee in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer, to thee all flesh shall come. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
2.
Offertory 03:49
O Domine Iesu Christe, rex gloriæ, 
libera animas defunctorum 
de pœnis inferni, et de profundo lacu. O Domine Iesu Christe, rex gloriæ, Libera animas defunctorum de ore leonis, ne absorbeat Tartarus, 
ne cadant in obscurum. 
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus, tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Quam olim Abrahæ promisisti, et semini eius. O Domine Iesu Christe, rex gloriæ, 
libera animas defunctorum 
de pœnis inferni, et de profundo lacu. O Domine Iesu Christe, rex gloriæ, Libera animas defunctorum de ore leonis, ne absorbeat Tartarus, 
ne cadant in obscurum. Amen. O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory, deliver the souls of the dead from the pains of hell, and from the deep lake. O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory, Deliver the souls of the dead from the lion’s mouth, let not Tartarus swallow them, nor let them fall into darkness. We offer prayers and sacrifices to thee, O Lord, together with praise, receive them in behalf of those souls whom we this day commemorate. Grant, O Lord, that they pass from death to life, as thou didst promise to Abraham and to his seed. O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory, deliver the souls of the dead from the pains of hell, and from the deep lake. O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory, Deliver the souls of the dead from the lion’s mouth, let not Tartarus swallow them, nor let them fall into darkness. Amen.
3.
Sanctus 01:43
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of glory. Hosanna in the highest.
4.
Pie Jesu 05:40
Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem, sempiternam requiem. Blessed Lord Jesus, grant them rest, everlasting rest.
5.
Agnus Dei 03:34
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem, sempiternam requiem. Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine, Cum Sanctis tuis in æternum, 
quia pius es. 
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine: et lux perpetua luceat eis. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest, everlasting rest. May eternal light shine upon them, Lord, with thy saints in eternity, for thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them.
6.
Libera me 04:47
Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna, in die illa tremenda 
quando cæli movendi sunt et terra. Dum veneris iudicare sæculum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira. Dies illa, dies iræ, calamitatis et miseriæ, dies magna et amara valde. Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death, in that awful day when heaven and earth shall be moved, when thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. Full of terror am I, and I fear because of the judgment and of the wrath to come. That day shall be the day of wrath, of calamity and misery.

7.
In paradisum 03:46
In paradisum deducant te Angeli, in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres, 
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem. 
Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat, 
et cum Lazaro, quondam paupere æternam habeas requiem. May the angels receive thee in paradise, at thy coming may the martyrs receive thee, and bring thee into the holy city of Jerusalem. May the choir of angels receive thee, and with Lazarus, once a beggar, mayst thou have eternal rest.

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The inspiration for my Missa Pro Defunctis (2018) was Fauré's Requiem in which he ignored the "fire and brimstone" text of the Dies irae and Tuba mirum in the Sequence of the Requiem Mass. Consequently he created a work that is peaceful, tranquil and uplifting. I'd like to think of death in that way.

So, I proceeded by taking the exact text that Fauré used in his work, and instead of a large chorus and full orchestra I decided to do a chamber version. It is scored for SATB (single voices), flute, clarinet, string quartet, double bass and harp.

The movements, as in the Fauré, are:

1. Introit and Kyrie
2. Offertory
3. Sanctus
4. Pie Jesu
5. Agnus Dei
6. Libera me
7. In paradisum

Missa Pro Defunctis (2018) is dedicated to the "residents" in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome.

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released March 8, 2019

Sarah Yanovitch, soprano
Caroline Olsen, alto
Ethan DePuy, tenor
Craig Juricka, bass-baritone

Michael O'Brien, flute
Aleksis Martin, clarinet
Minami Yoshida, violin
Alison Kim, violin
Steven Tse, viola
Claire Deokyong Kim, cello
Diego Martinez, double bass
Sarah Yeoh-Wang, harp

Jonathan Mott, music director

Music by Thomas Oboe Lee

Recorded in the Eben Jordan Studio
New England Conservatory of Music
March 3, 2019
Aaron Saidizand, audio engineer and editor

YouTube link: youtu.be/E5b3Ud2tV_4

© Departed Feather Music, Inc. - BMI

Photo credit: Thomas Oboe Lee

G. Pietro Moretti's "L'Angelo Orante" 1994
Protestant Cemetery in Rome, Italy

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Thomas Oboe Lee Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thomas Oboe Lee was born in China in 1945. He lived in São Paulo, Brazil, for six years before coming to the United States in 1966. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he studied composition at the New England Conservatory and Harvard University. He has been a member of the music faculty at Boston College since 1990. ... more

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