Samuel Webbe
About the composer
Samuel Webbe was born in England in 1740. He studied under Barbaudt. He was especially known for his glees and catches, for which he received 27 medals during his career. He became organist of the chapel of the Sardinian embassy and in later years also of the Portuguese and Spanish chapels. He published 9 books with glees and also collections with motets and with masses for small choirs, which were used extensively in Catholic churches. A number of his works are still sung nowadays. He died in London in 1816.
About the Stabat Mater
| Date: | 1782 |
| Performers: | Tenor and mixed choir |
| Length: | 4.39 minutes |
| Particulars: | The work is divided into seven sections, and uses the old melody of the Stabat Mater plain chant (for more information on the chant, see Dom Fonteinnes). The singing, however, is much more diverse. In three stanzas a tenor is used as lead voice and in the choral parts different voice groups are being used in the stanzas. Moreover, in the stanzas 3, 4, 6, 9 and 18 an organ is used for accompaniment. |
| Textual variations: | Tenor and mixed choir |
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Information about the recording
| CD: | PRIORY PRCD 711: The Complete New English Hymnal Vol 11 |
| More info: | The CD is part of a series on which the English Hymnal is recorded completely. It was recorded at Wakefield Cathedral in July 2001. I bought the CD in a shop in the Netherlands in August 2005. |
| Choir: | Wakefield Cathedral Choir |
| Conductor: | Jonathan Bielby |
| Soloists: | Louise Marsh, organ |
| Other works: | 25 hymns by different composers |
| Code: | 2005 WEB-01 |
