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Only the first three verses of this long hymn are used in Cleobury’s arrangement. In verse 2, the angel’s quoted words are dramatized. In verse 3, the tune is taken by lower voices to allow for a descant and considerable chromatic reharmonization.
from notes by Nicholas Temperley © 2016
Seules les trois premières strophes de ce long cantique sont utilisées dans l’arrangement de Cleobury. Dans la strophe 2, les mots de l’ange sont dramatisés. Dans la strophe 3, la mélodie est confiée aux voix graves pour permettre l’ajout d’un contre-chant et une importante réharmonisation chromatique.
extrait des notes rédigées par Nicholas Temperley © 2016
Français: Dennis Collins
In Cleoburys Arrangement werden nur die ersten drei Strophen der langen Hymne verwendet. In Strophe 2 werden die Worte des Engels dramatisiert. In Strophe 3 geht die Melodie in die tieferen Stimmen über, um einer Diskantstimme sowie einer recht umfassenden chromatischen Reharmonisierung Raum zu lassen.
aus dem Begleittext von Nicholas Temperley © 2016
Deutsch: Ursula Wulfekamp
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