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O Tod, wie bitter bist du (Motet), Op.110/3 – MAX REGER

prepared for 8 Solo Cellos or Larger Cello Ensemble by David Johnstone

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PDF 1 – General Cello Score
PDF 2 – All Individual Cello Parts

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Reger composed the third motet “O Tod, wie bitter bist du” (English: Oh Death, how bitter are you) of the Opus 110 set for a five-part choir (SSATB, however often with sub-divisions) in Leipzig during July 1912. The text is taken from the Book Ecclesiastes (Jesus Sirach). Reger dedicated this complex work to Lili Wach. The score and parts were printed in October that year by Bote & Bock in Berlin, supplying also an anonymous translation to English. The motet was first performed on 10th November 1912 by the church choir of St. Lukas in Chemnitz, conducted by Georg Stolz.

There is great, almost extreme, variation in dynamic expression. With the preparation for EIGHT cellos, this version is intended for very experienced players, even allowing for the fact that David Johnstone has transcribed the work a fourth downwards so as to be more accessible to cello ensembles; the upper playing register is moderate. However, although this setting results technically more comfortable, the chamber music complexities, part balancing and the need of understanding the harmonic movements are so important. This music is also well possible with a larger cello orchestra, though the presence of a conductor becomes more necessary.

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