Jesus Autem Transiens

13 Double Basses
Composer: Robert Wylkynson

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The name of Robert Wylkynson (c.1450-c.1515) is practically unknown today, apart from in church music circles, and he was a Lay Clerk at Eton Chapel and several of his choral works exist in manuscript in Eton College Library.

‘Jesus Autem Transiens’ is a magnificent and monumental 13-part canon and is a setting of the Apostles’ Creed, prefixed by the words ‘Jesus autem transiens’. A part is assigned to Jesus and each apostle, and their name is attached at the beginning of that part of the Creed which each is traditionally said to have written.

This is a most glorious work that transcribes easily for 13 double basses and, to make it more accessible, everyone plays from the same score and, as in all canons, the first bassist begins unaccompanied and when they reach line two, bass two starts at the beginning, ending with bass 13 playing the nine note plainsong of line one unaccompanied.

This edition includes three versions of the piece:

1) Everyone plays Version A – in the same register.
2) Some players play Version A and several players (possibly basses 4, 8 and 12) play version B, which is an octave lower, to give the work a greater depth of colour and texture.
3) Version 3 is aimed at the intermediate bass ensemble and everyone plays the same music and in the same register.

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About David Heyes
Description

The name of Robert Wylkynson (c.1450-c.1515) is practically unknown today, apart from in church music circles, and he was a Lay Clerk at Eton Chapel and several of his choral works exist in manuscript in Eton College Library.

‘Jesus Autem Transiens’ is a magnificent and monumental 13-part canon and is a setting of the Apostles’ Creed, prefixed by the words ‘Jesus autem transiens’. A part is assigned to Jesus and each apostle, and their name is attached at the beginning of that part of the Creed which each is traditionally said to have written.

This is a most glorious work that transcribes easily for 13 double basses and, to make it more accessible, everyone plays from the same score and, as in all canons, the first bassist begins unaccompanied and when they reach line two, bass two starts at the beginning, ending with bass 13 playing the nine note plainsong of line one unaccompanied.

This edition includes three versions of the piece:

1) Everyone plays Version A – in the same register.
2) Some players play Version A and several players (possibly basses 4, 8 and 12) play version B, which is an octave lower, to give the work a greater depth of colour and texture.
3) Version 3 is aimed at the intermediate bass ensemble and everyone plays the same music and in the same register.

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ArrangerDavid Heyes
Orchestration13 Double Basses
Publishers numberRMD1160

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About the Composer

Robert Wylkynson [Wilkinson] (c.1450-1515?) was at Eton Chapel from 1496 to 1515, first as parish clerk and then from 1500 as master of the choristers. His nine-part Salve Regina and his Apostles’ Creed (Jesus Autems Transiens) for 13 voices are the last entries in the manuscript and possibly were copied by him. Wylkynson’s work has suffered severe losses, for only three of his eight works survive complete; but what remains shows Wylkynson to have been an extremely ambitious composer and a more than competent one. All that remains of his work is an early 16th-century manuscript in the Eton College Library. The index shows that it originally contained 97 compositions, and of the 43 which remain 4 are by Wylkynson.

About the Arranger

David Heyes (b.1960) studied double bass with Laurence Gray and Bronwen Naish, later at the Royal College of Music in London, and completed his post-graduate studies in Prague with František Pošta (Principal Bass, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He has given recitals and masterclasses in 20 countries over the past few years and has been a juror at a number of international competitions, three times as chairman. David’s collaborative work gained him a prestigious award from the David Walter Charitable Trust of New York for his pioneering activities as a soloist, teacher, publisher, and commissioner of new music for double bass and he works with composers throughout the world to expand the double bass repertoire by commissioning new music and by rediscovering forgotten ones. Since 1983 more than 700 works have been written for him, music from one to twenty basses and from beginner to virtuoso, and he has premiered ten contemporary concertos with orchestra. David began to compose in 2013 and has had music performed and recorded in 29 countries across five continents. He is a D’Addario Performing Artist and has recently commissioned a solo double bass from British master-luthier Martin Penning.

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