Miserere (Górecki)
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Miserere, Op. 44 (sample ) was written in 1981 by polish composer Henryk Mikołaj Górecki for large (120 voices) a cappella mixed choir.
Górecki first conceived of the piece as a protest against government intervention in the workings of the Polish Solidarity trade unions in 1981 - specifically, in response to the government-sanctioned assault of activists in Bydgoszcz. After martial law was enacted in December of that year, performance of the piece became impossible, and the piece was not performed until 1987.[1] The first performance took place in Wloclawek, central Poland.
The text comprises five words: 'Domine Deus Noster' (Lord our God), is repeated for the first ten sections, resolved by a corus of 'Miserere nobis' (Lord have mercy on us) in the eleventh and final section.
A typical performance lasts 35 Minutes.
[edit] References
- ^ Adrian Thomas, Polish Music since Szymanowski. Cambridge, 2005, p. 262.
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