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This Advent moon. Charles H. Giffen. A cappella. Sacred , Anthem. Language. English. SSAATTBB.

Übersetzung

This Advent moon. Charles H. Giffen. A-cappella-. Heilig, Anthem. Sprache. Englisch. SSAATTBB.

Im Original

This anthem sets the first three stanzas of the poem Advent by the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti. 1830-1894. , albeit with lines 5 and 6 of the third stanza coming first. It was composed for the composer's wife shortly after the death of her father on 15 September 2009. Except for cadences, the first two sections appear later in strict. chromatic. inversion. The following excerpts illustrate the beginning of the second section. "This Advent moon shines bright and clear, these Advent nights are long". \\. g1 g4 a g fis e2 e fis1 g1 g4 a g. fis. e1 d. \new Staff. \clef bass d4. fis e d1 d4 c b d d1 d4. fis e d1 d4 c b a a1. \set Staff. midiInstrument #"string ensemble 2". \\. g1 g4 fis e d c2 c d1 g1 g4 fis e. c1 b. and its subsequent chromatic inversion. "'Watchman, what of the night. ' But still his answer sounds the same". \\. a,4. f g a1 a4 b c a a1 a4. f g a1 a4 b c d d1. \new Staff. \clef bass e,1 e4 d e f g2 g f1 e e4 d e f g1. \set Staff. midiInstrument #"string ensemble 2". \\. c,4. a b c1 c4 d e c d1 c4. a b c1 c4 d e f f1. Also, part of the chorale melody 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' appears in inversion. Most of the setting is SATB, although the sopranos and basses divide briefly in the "Watchman" sections, and the vocal texture transforms to SATB divisi after the words. 'All night we watch and rise.

Übersetzung

This anthem sets the first three stanzas of the poem Advent by the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti. 1830-1894. , albeit with lines 5 and 6 of the third stanza coming first. It was composed for the composer's wife shortly after the death of her father on 15 September 2009. Except for cadences, the first two sections appear later in strict. chromatic. Inversion. The following excerpts illustrate the beginning of the second section. "This Advent moon shines bright and clear, these Advent nights are long". \\. g1 g4 a g fis e2 e fis1 g1 g4 a g. fis. e1 d. \ Neuen Personal. \clef bass d4. fis e d1 d4 c b d d1 d4. fis e d1 d4 c b a a1. \ Gesetzt Mitarbeiter. midiInstrument # "aneinander 2". \\. g1 g4 fis e d c2 c d1 g1 g4 fis e. c1 b. and its subsequent chromatic inversion. "'Watchman, what of the night. ' But still his answer sounds the same". \\. a,4. f g a1 a4 b c a a1 a4. f g a1 a4 b c d d1. \ Neuen Personal. \clef bass e,1 e4 d e f g2 g f1 e e4 d e f g1. \ Gesetzt Mitarbeiter. midiInstrument # "aneinander 2". \\. c,4. a b c1 c4 d e c d1 c4. a b c1 c4 d e f f1. Also, part of the chorale melody 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' appears in inversion. Most of the setting is SATB, although the sopranos and basses divide briefly in the "Watchman" sections, and the vocal texture transforms to SATB divisi after the words. 'All night we watch and rise.