Ave verum corpus (Charles H. Giffen)
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- Original SSATBB composition
- CPDL #24138:
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2011-08-11). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 120 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Duration, c. 4.5 minutes. Copyright by the composer for CPDL, may be freely copied, distributed, performed, or recorded. Please inform the composer of any performances of this work. Revised version of 2015-12-03 PDF and MP3 uploaded on 2016-05-25, 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, 121 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.
General Information
Title: Ave verum corpus
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Number of voices: 6vv Voicings: SSATBB or SSA.SSA
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Eucharistic song
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
{{Published}} is obsolete (code commented out), replaced with {{Pub}} for works and {{PubDatePlace}} for publications. (original), 2016 (arrangement)
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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.