Andreas Hallén (1846−1925)
Drei Motette / Tre Motetter (Peccavi, Gloria, Requiem) [Three motets]
opus 20
- Year of composition: Probably at the beginning of the 1880s (Hallén worked in Berlin 1879-1883)
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Dedication: "dem Berliner Domchor gewidmet" (according to the autograph)
- Duration: Approx. 15-20 min
Solo voices/choir
S.A.T.B.
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv (choral score as well as piano reduction)
Description of work
No. 1. Peccavi super numerum: Andante sostenuto C minor 4/4 (C)
No. 2. Gloria in excelsis Deo: Allegro - Moderato C major 4/4 (C)
No. 3. Requiem: Adagio ma non troppo B minor 4/4 (C)
Libretto/text
No. 1. Peccavi super numerum arenæ maris / O Herre, långt mer än hafvets sand är mina synders antal
No. 2. Gloria, gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus
No. 3. Requiem requiem æternam, dona eis requiem et lux perpetua luceat eis /.../ Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison Requiescant in pace Amen