Lydia Kakabadse: Sancte Ioseph – for mezzo soprano and piano (NXP132)

This is a sheet music edition of Sancte Ioseph by the composer Lydia Kakabadse.

Sheet music for mezzo soprano and piano

Music: Lydia Kakabadse
Latin text and English translation taken from the Litany of Saint Joseph (traditional Catholic devotion prayer)

Score: 6 pages

Audio sample

Preface and programme notes

Set to a Latin text taken from the Litany of Saint Joseph (traditional Catholic devotion prayer), this work comprises a very sparse piano accompaniment.

Made up of three component sections, the first section (miserere nobis) is sung without accompaniment. This is followed by the piano adding an open chordal accompaniment to the ora pro nobis section.

In the final section (Kyrie eleison), the piano acts as a choir substitute in a call-and-response litany form, where the voice alternates with the piano in a style known as responsorial singing.

Lydia Kakabadse

Words

Pater de caelis Deus, Miserere nobis.
Fili Redemptor mundi Deus, Miserere nobis.
Spiritus Sancte Deus, Miserere nobis.
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus, Miserere nobis.
Sancta Maria, Ora pro nobis.
Sancte Ioseph, Ora pro nobis,
Proles David inclita, Ora pro nobis,
Lumen Patriarcharum, Ora pro nobis.
Dei Genitricis sponse, Ora pro nobis.
Custos pudice Virginis, Ora pro nobis.

Kyrie eleison,
Kyrie eleison,
Christe eleison,
Christe eleison,
Kyrie elesion,
Kyrie eleison,
Christe audi nos,
Christe audi nos,
Christe exaudi nos,
Christe exaudi nos.

English translation

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Illustrious Son of David, pray for us.
Light of the Patriarchs, pray for us.
Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us.
Chaste Guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.

Lord, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, hear us,
Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.