Ave verum corpus (Charles H. Giffen)
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- Original SSATBB composition
- (Posted 2011-08-11) CPDL #24138:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2011-08-11). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 129 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes: Duration, c. 4.2 minutes. Please inform the composer of any performances of this work. Revised version of 2019-03-25, replacing all previous versions.
- Arrangement for SSA.SSA women's voices
- (Posted 2016-07-18) CPDL #40411:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2016-07-18). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 131 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes: This women's choir arrangement is derived from the SSATBB original, for the most part, by simply transposing the men's TBB voices up an octave, with a few minor adjustments. Please inform the composer of any performances of this work. Revised version of 2019-03-25, replacing previous version.
- Arrangement for TBB.TBB men's voices
- (Posted 2019-01-06) CPDL #52834:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2019-01-06). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 129 kB Copyright: CC BY NC SA
- Edition notes: This men's choir arrangement is derived from the SSATBB original, for the most part, by simply transposing the women's SSA voices down an octave, with a few minor adjustments. Please inform the composer of any performances of this work. Revised version of 2019-03-25 (original 2015 version never published).
General Information
Title: Ave verum corpus
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Number of voices: 6vv Voicings: SSATBB, SSA.SSA or TBB.TBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Eucharistic song
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2011 (original), 2016 (arrangement)
Description:
External websites: YouTube performance of women's choir arrangement by Denice Raimondi Grant.
==Original text and translations==Original text and translations may be found at Ave verum corpus. The variant used is given below.
Latin text
Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine:
vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine:
cuius latus, perforatum, unda fluxit sanguine:
esto nobis prægustatum, in mortis examine.
O Iesu dulcis, O Iesu pie, O Iesu Fili Mariæ.
Miserere mei. Amen.