Hodie
SSAA/SSAA a cappella
An exciting double-chorus work for the holiday season. After the opening brass fanfare, this piece gives the second altos a chance to shine: they join together to create a firm foundation under the upper voices (and even have the melody for a while!)
Duration: 2:45 Difficulty: 4 (medium advanced)
Text: Traditional
Hodie Christus natus est:
Hodie Salvator apparuit:
Hodie in terra canunt Angeli,
laetantur Archangeli
Hodie exsultant justi, dicentes:
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Alleluia.
Translation
Today Christ is born:
Today the Savior appeared:
Today on Earth the Angels sing,
Archangels rejoice:
Today the righteous rejoice, saying:
Glory to God in the highest.
Alleluia.
(Allen H. Simon, CPDL.org)
topics: sacred, Christmas, Christ, rejoice, birth
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