Dettinger Te Deum

Das Dettinger Te Deum (HWV 283) ist ein geistliches Chorwerk von Georg Friedrich Händel. Textgrundlage ist das altkirchliche Te Deum in der englischen Fassung des Book of Common Prayer von 1662. Händel komponierte es für einen Dankgottesdienst anlässlich des Sieges des österreichisch-britischen Militärs über die französischen Truppen in der Schlacht bei Dettingen am 27. Juni 1743.

Für die Komposition verarbeitete Händel musikalisches Material aus einem lateinischen Te Deum von Francesco Antonio Urio. Von den fünf Te-Deum-Kompositionen Händels ist das Dettinger neben dem Utrechter Te Deum am bekanntesten.

Aufbau

Des Werk ist geschrieben für drei Solisten (Alt, Tenor und Bass), gemischen Chor zu 5 Stimmen (SSATB), 2 Oboen, Fagott, 3 Trompeten, Streicher, Pauken und Basso continuo.

Book of Common Prayer (1760):
Te Deum – We praise thee, O God

1. We praise Thee, O God (Allegro, Alt-Solo und Chor SSATB)
2. All the earth doth worship Thee (Allegro, Alt- und Tenor-Solo und Chor SSATB)
3. To Thee all angels cry aloud (Larghetto e piano, Chor STB)
4. To Thee Cherubin and Seraphim (Andante, Chor SSATB)
5. The glorious company of the apostles (Andante non presto – grave, Chor SATB)
6. Thine honourable, true and only Son (A tempo, Chor SSATB)
7. Thou art the King of glory (Moderato, Bass-Solo und Chor SSATB)
8. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man (Larghetto e piano, Bass-Solo)
9. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death (Grave – allegro, Chor SSATB)
10. Thou sittest at the right hand of God (Andante – adagio, Alt-, Tenor- und Bass-Solo)
11. We therefore pray Thee (Largo, Chor SSATB)
12. Make them to be number'd with Thy Saints (Largo, Chor SSATB)
13. Day by day we magnify Thee (Allegro non presto, Chor SSATB)
14. And we worship Thy name (Allegro non presto, Chor SSATB)
15. Vouchsafe, O Lord (Largo e piano, Bass-Solo)
16. O Lord, in Thee have I trusted (Andante – grave, Alt solo und Chor SSATB)

Text

We praise Thee O God,

We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship Thee the Father everlasting.

To Thee all angels cry aloud,

The Heaven and all the powers therein.

To Thee Cherubin and Seraphim continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles praise Thee,

The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee,

The noble army of martyrs praise Thee,

The holy church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee.

The Father of an infinite majesty,

Thine honourable, true and only Son,

Also the Holy Ghost the comforter.

Thou art the King of glory O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man,

Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death,

Thou didst open the kingdom of Heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father.

We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge,

We therefore pray Thee: help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

Make them to be number'd with Thy Saints in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine heritage.

Govern them, and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify Thee and we worship Thy name ever, world without end.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us, as our trust is in Thee.

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted let me never be confounded.

Weblinks

• Partitur (Werkausgabe von Friedrich Chrysander 1865)
• Dettinger Te Deum: Noten und Audiodateien im International Music Score Library Project
• Dettinger Te Deum: MIDI/MP3-Version, mit Text und Übungsdateien für Choristen