Johann Baptist Wanhal

Litania in D Nokki 87 [Weinmann XXa:D1]

Wanhal ?
Nokki 87
Weinmann XXa:D1

Authenticity: Probably Authentic

This work has survived in a number of copies. Stylistically, the attribution appears plausible. The single attributions to Joseph Haydn and Johann Evangelist Jaumann (1765-1848) need not be taken seriously.

Variants

The work survives with some variationt text. Nokki 87b contains alternative parts for the singers which uses a text for a litany on the names of Jesus. This resembles but is not identical to the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus. Nokki 87c has the text in one movement changed to a prayer to John Nepomuk. In both cases, the original text is also included. There are no further musical differences of consequence between the versions.

Christological Variant

In this variant the textual content of several movements has been changed. These are listed below, with changes boldfaced.

Sacta Maria:

Jesu fili Dei vivi, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu fili Mariae Virginis, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu potentissime, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu fortissime, miserere nobis.
Jesu perfectissime, miserere nobis.
Jesu gloriosissime, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu mirifice, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu jucundissime, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu charissime, miserere nobis.
Jesu dulcissime, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu clarissime, miserere nobis.
Jesu clarior sole, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu pulchrior una, miserere nobis.

Virgo prudentissima:

Jesu splendidor stellis, miserere nobis.
Jesu admirabilis, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu delectabilis, miserere nobis.
Jesu honorabilis, miserere nobis.
Jesu humillime, miserere nobis.
Jesu pauperrime, miserere nobis.

Speculum justitiae:

Jesu potentissime, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu obedientissime, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu castissime, miserere nobis.
Jesu amator castitatis, miserere nobis.
Jesu amator pacis, miserere nobis.
Jesu amor noster, miserere nobis.
Jesu speculum vitae, miserere nobis.
Jesu exemplar virtutum, miserere nobis.

Rosa mystica:

Jesu decus morem, miserere nobis.
Jesu zelator animarum, miserere nobis.
Jesu refugium nostrum, miserere nobis.

Salus infirmorum:

Jesu pater pauperum, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu consolator afflictorum, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu thesaure fidelium, miserere nobis.
Jesu gemma pretiosa, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu armarium perfectionis, miserere nobis.
Jesu bone pastom ovium, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu stella maris, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu sapientia, miserere nobis.
Jesu bonita infinita, miserere nobis.

Regina angelorum:

Jesu gaudium angelorum, miserere nobis.
Jesu rex patriarcharum, miserere nobis.
Jesu inspirator prophetarum, miserere nobis.
Jesu magister apostolarum, miserere nobis.
Jesu doctor evangelistarum, miserere nobis.
Jesu fortitudo martirum, [miserere nobis.]
Jesu sponse virginum, miserere nobis.
Jesu corona sanctorum, [miserere nobis.]
[Jesu] omnium sanctorum, miserere nobis.

St. John Nepomuk Variant

In this variant the text in the Sancta Maria movement is as follows (changes boldfaced):

Sancta Maria Dei genitrix, ora pro nobis.
Sancta virgo virginum, ora pro nobis.
Sancte Joannes Neopmucene, ora pro nobis.
Mariani Cultus amabilis promotor, ora pro nobis.
Nostri temporis magne thaumaturge, ora pro nobis.
Nove Joannes silentiarius, ora pro nobis.

Wind instruments

Woodwind instruments are only found in some few versions of this work: CZ-Pnm IX E 254 mentions clarinets and CZ-Bm A 36030 oboes. Unfortunately, in CZ-Bm A 36030 the oboe parts have been lost, and the clarinet parts in CZ-Pnm IX E 254 were not continued beyound the title of the parts.

Judging from Wanhal's other works and the fact that CZ-Bm A 36030 is an early copy of the work, it seems most likely that the work originally contained oboes, which in at least one case was performed by clarinets. At present, these parts are not known to have survived.

Original version

Extent: 876 bars

Christological variant

Nokki 77b

Extent: 876 bars

John Nepomuk version

Nokki 77c

Extent: 876 bars