Jeff Kaiser: Quartertone Trumpet, Laptop
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Jeff Kaiser: Quartertone Trumpet, Laptop
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Jeff Kaiser is a musician and the founder of pfMENTUM, a record label dedicated to the documentation of new music in California. He is a composer, performer and programmer, who performs regularly in the United States and abroad. He is currently living and working in San Diego on a music PhD in Critical Studies and Experimental Practices at UCSD.
Andrew Pask is a New Zealand born musician and audio/video programmer. He worked for years as a professional musician throughout Asia and New Zealand before moving to Los Angeles in 1999. He performs regularly in Los Angeles in the new music scene. At the same time, he has a career as a computer programmer, working for Cycling 74, a California corporation dedicated to creating advanced audiovisual computer software.
We see ourselves as inspired by Los Angeles legends John Carter (clarinet) and Bobby Bradford (cornet), We are trying to carry on and pay homage to this great duo, and to the music they were part of, and at the same time take the music to a unique space by incorporating newly designed audio and video software.
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Pie Jesu
The Choir Boys Lyrics
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Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Dona eis requiem,
Dona eis requiem.
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Dona eis requiem,
Dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Dona eis requiem,
Dona eis requiem.
Sempiternam, sempiternam requiem.
The lyrics to Pie Jesu by The Choir Boys are in Latin and they are a part of the Requiem Mass, a Catholic mass for the dead. The song is a plea to Jesus to have mercy on the souls of the departed by granting them eternal rest. The first two lines, "Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu," can be translated to "Merciful Jesus, Merciful Jesus" and it is repeated throughout the song. The next line, "Qui tollis peccata mundi," translates to "who takes away the sins of the world," which is a reference to Jesus taking on the sins of humanity.
The chorus of the song asks for "Dona eis requiem" which means "grant them rest" and "sempiternam requiem" which means "eternal rest." The repetition of these lines gives a feeling of a constant plea for mercy and rest for the departed. The final repetition of "Agnus Dei" is a reference to Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes on the sins of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Oh gentle Jesus, oh gentle Jesus
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Who takes away the sins of the world,
Dona eis requiem,
Grant them rest,
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Oh gentle Jesus, oh gentle Jesus
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
Lamb of God, Lamb of God
Sempiternam, sempiternam requiem.
Eternal, eternal rest.
Writer(s): Andrew Lloyd Webber
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