Jephte or Historia di Jephte is an important exemplar of the mid-17th-century Historia Sacra form composed by Giacomo Carissimi around 1650 (probably 1648), based on the story of Jephtha in the Old Testament Book of Judges. [1]

Historia di Jephte a 6 voci et organo Name Translations יפתח: Name Aliases Historia di Jephte: Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n88605712: Composer Carissimi, Giacomo: Internal Reference Number Internal Ref. No. IGC 12 First Perf ormance. before 16 June 1648 First Pub lication. 1650 (final chorus only) Language Latin Composer Time ...

the development of Baroque Latin oratorio.1 Historia di Jephte or Story of Jephtah is one of Carissimi’s best known works and is significant in the body of choral works of the seventeenth century.2 Howard E. Smither devotes an entire chapter to the discussion of

Jephthah (pronounced / ˈdʒɛfθə /; Hebrew: יִפְתָּח, Yīftāḥ) appears in the Book of Judges as a judge who presided over Israel for a period of six years (Judges 12:7). According to Judges, he lived in Gilead.

Jephté (hébreu : יפתח) est un personnage du Livre des Juges, qui fait partie de la Bible. Il est l'un des Juges d'Israël. À la suite d'un vœu, il « sacrifie » sa fille unique, vierge, la consacrant à Dieu. Après la mort de Jaïr, les enfants d'Israël font encore ce qui déplaît à Dieu en rendant un culte à Baal et Astarté 1.

From the very beginning, Carissimi's oratorio Jephte has been recognized as one of the finest works of its time and one of the greatest oratorios in the repertoire. Carissimi's music, and Jephte in particular, were widely known in his day, with manuscripts circulating in …

32 Jephté se lança à l’attaque des Ammonites et l’Eternel lui donna la victoire sur eux. 33 Il leur infligea de lourdes pertes dans vingt bourgs situés entre Aroër et Minnith et jusqu’à la région d’Abel-Qeramim. Ce fut une très grande défaite pour …

Et percussit Jephte viginti civitates Ammon plaga magna nimis. Et Jephté frappa vingt cités d'Ammon d'un très grand coup. VIII Le narrateur (à trois voix) Et ululantes filli Ammon facti sunt coram filiis Israël humiliati. Et, poussant des hurlements, les fils d'Ammon furent écrasés face aux fils d'Israël. IX Le narrateur

The purpose of this study is to explore two aspects of the oratorio Jephte by Giacomo Carissimi: first is the manner in which Carissimi used The Doctrine of the Affections to organize the music textually, and second is the way in which Carissimi employed The Doctrine of the Affections to evoke Roman Catholic devotion.

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