SA/piano, also available for SATB a cappella
Traditional Christmas text in Latin Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
I wrote this piece while staying at the home of
Raymond Fahrner and Elizabeth Green. Ray is the very fine music
director of the Cambridge (MA) Madrigal Singers. Sherri, Aidan
and I were in Boston for the premiere of my piece Esta Tarde,
mi bien, which was the winning composition of the Cambridge
Madrigal Singers 2004 Composition Competition. Ray and Elizabeth
have twin daughters, Genevieve and Carolyn, who were four years
old at the time, and quite fun little characters – so I thought
I would like to write them a little piece.
Since then, the SATB version of this piece has
been added in to a larger work, The
Nativity of Our Lord.
Complete perusal score available upon
request.
TEXT
Angelus ad pastores ait,
annuncio vobis gadium magnum:
quia natus est vobis hodie
Salvator mundi,
Alleluia; Gloria in excelsis Deo;
et in terra pax hominibus
bonae voluntatis;
Alleluia.
The Angel said to
the shepherds,
I bring you tidings of great joy,
for unto you is born this day
the Savior of the world,
Alleluia; Glory to God in the highest,
and peace on earth
to men of good will;
Hallelujah.