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A Lutheran Requiem?
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A LUTHERAN REQUIEM?
A review of the requiem texts and of several musical settings of them, including excerpts of pieces by living composers. How can these texts be used in Christian worship? How can they enhance the spiritual life of the congregation? Includes the singing of several accessible settings that can be used in your worship environment.
The Requiem Mass
IntroitKyrie eleisonGradualTractSequenceOffertorySanctusAgnus DeiCommunionPie JesuLibera MeIn paradisum
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Theologies of the RequiemLiturgicalAntoine Brumel (ca. 1460-1520), RequiemW. A. Mozart (1756-1791, Requiem in D minor
Non-liturgicalHeinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Musikalische ExequienJohannes Brahms (1733-1797), Ein deutsches RequiemGiuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Messa da RequiemGabriel Fauré (1845-1924), Requiem in D minorBradley Ellingboe (b 1958), RequiemHoward Goodall (b 1958), Eternal Light, A Requiem
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A Lutheran RequiemTheological PrinciplesFirmly grounded in scriptureInformed throughout by the paschal spirit and the resurrectionWithout intercession on behalf of the dead
Liturgical PrinciplesWorship, not concert -- geared to the assembly's songMusical leadership to assist in diverse gatheringsInstructional in intent (song helps inscribe texts onto our hearts)Accessible in style: tuneful, singable, scored for piano
"Nor do we sing any dirges or doleful songs over our dead and at the grave, but comforting hymns of the forgiveness of sins, of rest, sleep, life, and of the resurrection of departed Christians so that our faith may be strengthened and the people be moved to true devotion." "For vigils and requiem masses and yearly celebrations of requiems are useless, and are merely the devil's annual fair." -- Martin Luther
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A Lutheran Requiem?Nancy M Raabe
Composer in ResidenceBethel Lutheran Church
Grove City [email protected]
April 14, 2010
