Fracta diuturnis

This striking motet by Ludwig Daser is a plea for divine intervention during times of churchly distress. The Latin text, opening with imagery of the church battered by storms and crying out in its final calamities, calls for Christ to come as a helper to his devoted people. The composer expresses the agony of affliction and the hope for redemption through soaring melismatic lines that demand vocal agility. Scored for SSAATBB, the rich divisi parts offer a full, resonant sound ideally suited for a solemn liturgical occasion, perhaps during Lent or a period of communal hardship. The motet builds to a powerful supplication, culminating in a fervent request for Christ to bring eternal joys to those tormented by the waves of hell.