Locus iste (Mealor)

Locus iste (English: This place), is a sacred motet composed by Paul Mealor in 2011. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. Mealor set it for four unaccompanied voices, at times divided, for the 500th anniversary of the King's College Chapel in Aberdeen in 2009.

Locus iste
Motet by Paul Mealor
King's College Chapel in Aberdeen
Occasion500th anniversary of the King's College Chapel
TextGradual Locus iste
LanguageLatin
Composed2009 (2009)
ScoringSATB choir

History

The Welsh composer Paul Mealor, professor of composition at the University of Aberdeen from 2003, composed Locus iste for the 500th anniversary of the King's College Chapel in 2009.[1]

Text and music

The Latin text of Locus iste is the gradual Locus iste, part of the proper of the mass for the anniversary of a church's dedication. The incipit, Locus iste a Deo factus est, translates to "This place was made by God".[2]

The motet is scored for an unaccompanied choir which is at times divided.

Locus iste a Deo factus est,
inaestimabile sacramentum,
irreprehensibilis est.

This place was made by God,
a priceless sacrament;
it is without reproach.[2]

The duration is given as 6:29 minutes.[3]

Locus iste was recorded by Tenebrae as part of a collection, A Tender Light, of choral music by Mealor in 2011.[4][5] It was recorded by the Choir of King's College, Aberdeen, in 2016 as part of the collection O Sacrum Convivium of contemporary sacred music.[6]

References
  1. Malone, Gareth (2013). Voices (SATB). Novello. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1-78-323077-8.
  2. "Motet Translations / Anton Bruckner: Locus Iste". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. "Paul Mealor: A Tender Light". Tenebrae. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. "Locus iste / Paul Mealor (1975–)". muziekweb.nl. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. Quinn, John (May 2012). "Paul Mealor (b. 1975) / A Tender Light". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. "Paul Mealor: A Tender Light". propermusic.com. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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