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Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed his grand polyphonic motet ''Te Deum'' (H. 146) in D major probably between 1688 and 1698, during his stay at the Jesuit Church of Saint-Louis in Paris, where he held the position of musical director.〔 ISMN M-0006-52543-0〕 The work is written for the group of soloists, choir, and instrumental accompaniment. Charpentier authored six ''Te Deum'' settings, although only four of them have survived.〔 It is thought that the composition have been performed to mark the victory celebrations and the Battle of Steinkirk in August, 1692. == Structure == The composition consists of the following parts: *Prelude (''Marche en rondeau'') *Te Deum laudamus (bass solo) *Te aeternum Patrem (chorus and SSAT solo) *Pleni sunt caeli et terra (chorus) *Te per orbem terrarum (trio, ATB) *Tu devicto mortis aculeo (chorus, bass solo) *Te ergo quaesumus (soprano solo) *Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis (chorus) *Dignare, Domine (duo, SB) *Fiat misericordia tua (trio, SSB) *In te, Domine, speravi (chorus with ATB trio) Charpentier considered the key D-major as ''"bright and very warlike"''.〔 The instrumental introduction, composed in the form of rondo, precedes the first verset, led by the bass soloist. The choir and other soloists join gradually. Charpentier apparently intended to orchestrate the work according to the traditional exegesis of the Latin text. The choir thus predominates in the first part (verset 1-10, praise of God, heavenly dimension), and individual soloists in the second part (verset 10-20, Christological section, secular dimension). In subsequent versets, nos. 21-25, both soloists and choir alternate, and the final verset is a large-scale fugue written for choir, with a short trio for soloists in the middle.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Te Deum (Charpentier)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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