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Met Opera Carnegie Hall Contemporary Classical Music Period

Study of a Young Woman Johannes Vermeer Dutch ca. 1665–67

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Presence / Duo seraphim

Kentaro Ogasawara December 29, 2025

The spatiality of sound is invisible. Yet, one can sense its shape, like a sculpture. At the same point, multiple sensations can overlap, and the experience differs from person to person.

Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: VII. Duo seraphim –

René Jacobs – Monteverdi: Motetti

Duo Seraphim clamabant alter ad alterum:

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Plena est omnis terra gloria ejus.

Tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in cœlo:

Pater, Verbum et Spiritus Sanctus:

et hi tres unum sunt.

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Plena est omnis terra gloria ejus.

Two Seraphim cried out to one another:

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God of hosts.

The whole earth is full of his glory.

There are three who bear record in heaven:

The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit:

And these three are one.

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God of hosts.

The whole earth is full of his glory.

Duo → Tres → Unum. Two voices call to each other, then three voices overlap, and eventually all converge into a single sound.

Syllables are stretched, and words do not end. Time sways, and so do the senses.

In Jacobs’ performance, the undulation of the melisma aligns with the breath, and the sound approaches silence. Freed from words, boundaries collapse, and the listener’s perception expands.

Monteverdi does not explain doctrine or tell a story; he does not count numbers. Through sound alone, he allows one to experience the phenomenon of the Trinity.

Like Vermeer’s young woman, one senses the air and presence. In that moment, the sound becomes the “air of the space” in which it resonates.

Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)

Work: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin)

Year: 1610

Duo seraphim, No. 7 (Motet)

音の空間性は目に見えない。しかし、まるで彫刻のように、その形を感じ取ることができる。同じ場所でも、複数の感覚が重なり合い、その体験は人によって異なる。

デュオ → トレス → ウナム。二つの声が互いに呼びかけ合い、やがて三つの声が重なり合い、最終的にすべてが一つの音へと収束する。

音節は引き伸ばされ、言葉は終わりを迎えない。時間は揺らぎ、感覚もまた揺れ動く。

ジェイコブスの演奏では、メリスマの抑揚が呼吸と調和し、音は静寂へと近づいていく。言葉から解き放たれたとき、境界は崩壊し、聴き手の知覚は広がる。

モンテヴェルディは教義を説明したり、物語を語ったりしない。数を数えることもない。彼は音を通してのみ、三位一体の現象を体験させてくれる。

フェルメールの若い女性のように、人はただ空気と存在を感じ取る。その瞬間、音は響き渡る空間の「空気」そのものとなる。

作曲者:クラウディオ・モンテヴェルディ(1567–1643)

作品:Vespro della Beata Vergine(聖母マリアの晩課)

年:1610年

Duo seraphim 第7曲(モテット)

Source: https://balse.org/classicasobi/review/monteverdi-vespro-della-beata-vergine-sv-206-duo-seraphim-rene-jacobs
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