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Original

O Magnum Mysterium. Choir sheet music. Piano Accompaniment sheet music.

Translation

O Magnum Mysterium. Choir sheet music. Piano Accompaniment sheet music.

Original

O Magnum Mysterium composed by Chris Owenby. For SATB choir and piano accompaniment. Pathways Series. Grade 4. Octavo. Duration 6 minutes. Published by Imagine Music - Digital. IZ.VMF1310. Composer's Notes. I have always been intrigued by this evocative text and the fact that many composers have set it, most notably Palestrina, Victoria, Poulenc, and Lauridsen. The birth of Christ is a wonderful mystery and I believe that the author of this text did a marvelous job in representing this. My setting has an ABA' structure. I sought to evoke the mystery of Christ's birth by avoiding traditional cadences in the first few measures of the piece. This particular chord progression occurs precisely four times in the piece, two of which cadence on a C-Major chord. Asolo soprano, representing the Virgin Mary, marks the beginning of the B section, which is a haunting contrast to the material in section A. A climax on the words "Dominum Christum" marks the re-transition to A' where the Soprano and Alto voices joyfully proclaim "Alleluia. It is my hope that listener will reflect on the marvelous gift of Christ and what he was sent to accomplish for humankind. Digital Print is printable sheet music available anytime, anywhere. Just purchase, print and play. View your online sheet music at home, school, work or anywhere you have a computer connected to the Internet. Use our iPad app to view your digital sheet music on the go. With Digital Print, you can print your digital sheet music immediately after purchase, or wait until its convenient. And our software installation is easy - we'll guide you through the simple steps to make sure you have Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the Sheet Music Plus AIR application.

Translation

O Magnum Mysterium composed by Chris Owenby. For SATB choir and piano accompaniment. Pathways Series. Grade 4. Eighth. Duration 6 minutes. Published by Imagine Music - Digital. IZ.VMF1310. Composer's Notes. I have always been intrigued by this evocative text and the fact that many composers have set it, most notably Palestrina, Victoria, Poulenc, and Lauridsen. The birth of Christ is a wonderful mystery and I believe that the author of this text did a marvelous job in representing this. My setting has an ABA' structure. I sought to evoke the mystery of Christ's birth by avoiding traditional cadences in the first few measures of the piece. This particular chord progression occurs precisely four times in the piece, two of which cadence on a C-Major chord. Asolo soprano, representing the Virgin Mary, marks the beginning of the B section, which is a haunting contrast to the material in section A. A climax on the words "Dominum Christum" marks the re-transition to A' where the Soprano and Alto voices joyfully proclaim "Alleluia. It is my hope that listener will reflect on the marvelous gift of Christ and what he was sent to accomplish for humankind. Digital Print is printable sheet music available anytime, anywhere. Just purchase, print and play. View your online sheet music at home, school, work or anywhere you have a computer connected to the Internet. Use our iPad app to view your digital sheet music on the go. With Digital Print, you can print your digital sheet music immediately after purchase, or wait until its convenient. And our software installation is easy - we'll guide you through the simple steps to make sure you have Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the Sheet Music Plus AIR application.