Kyrie eleison - Palestrina

[folderol123]

Unbelievable. This will be my wedding song...

[TheKiriru]

Absolutely stunning! Godlike music and fantastic performance.

[exariabull]

where i can, find partitures of this song?

[markvking]

sweet ending

[F3LIXP3P3WARRIOR]

me encantó

[ZenAuraRaks]

I consider Palestrinas version of the Kyrie to be most supreme. Most aren't aware that the catholic church was opposed to his compositions. Most chant of the time were monophonic reinforcing the idea of 1god of the christians. He created masterpieces using polyphonic harmony in harmony with respect for multiple realities to the One Source.

[thebestsexcapade1999]

I absolutely love this song... it SOO beautiful. Sometimes I sing along with it and make up my own lines.

[2008805]

None of the Kyrie is in Latin. "Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison" is all Greek.

The closest equivalent in Latin is "Miserere Domine, Miserere Christe, Miserere Domine."

[jamesS0289]

Well, I was only copying what's in the little booklet that came with the CD.

Thinking about it, it makes sense that all of it is in Greek (given that "Khristos" has the vocative "Khriste"); but given that Latin ("Christus") also has the vocative ("Christe"), and that a lot of Latin ecclesiastical and scientific terms come from the Greek -- quite a lot of them being direct transltierations from one alphabet to another -- it wouldn't take much to believe that it's in two languages.

[Nonie46]

@2008805 This liturgical song is the Catholics' common linkage to the Orthodox Churches before and after the Schismatic separation of the Western (Roman) and the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Churches.

[waves4amber]

stunning!

[sandrojaeggi]

thanks for posting and the facts are interesting

[worldfest]

no one he was the poster child for catholic church composers

[cooljason78]

correct me if I'm wrong. This song has 3 parts (tertiary form) to symbolize the holy trinity?

[jamesS0289]

It's very probable... I don't know that for sure, though. :)

[2008805]

You are correct. Kyrie Eleison contains 3 reiterations of each set (3 sets) for the completion of perfect Trinity.

[pppemberley]

@cooljason78 not so sure...possibly it just means that the Church wanted to truly express complete sorrow for sin and dependence on God: "Lord have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us; Christ have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us; Lord have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us"...

[skinnypez]

@cooljason78 : No...It is 6 Part; SATTBB

[weplaytheguitar]

@cooljason78 yes, you are correct. I took a music theory class and we studied this kyrie, and like all, they are in 3 parts to symbolize the holy trinity.

[wcbroccoli]

@weplaytheguitar There's no need to resort to Trinity symbolism to account for the 3 sections (Kyrie-Christe-Kyrie) in the music. There's a much more obvious explanation. The 3 sections in the music correspond to the 3 sections (Kyrie-Christe-Kyrie) in the Mass liturgy that the music serves.

[melman74b]

This selection from this particular Mass gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Particularly the part at 3:10. Would love to hear this most moving a capella work performed live someday!

[camasta23m]

one of my favourite of Palestrina's

[Shawn1440936]

Much thanks for the analysis; ...very moving peice.