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.
| 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 | The "Analecta"-version of the text is used,
however, not the Latin text, but an English translation as the work is
intended as a hymn. As a title is used the first part of the first stanza:
At the Cross her station keeping The stanzas 11 till16 are not used. |
| CD | PRIORY PRCD 711: The Complete New English Hymnal Vol 11 |
| About this CD | 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 |
| Added | 2005 (WEB 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl