Angelus ad Virginem

Anonymous / traditional

At a glance

Voicing
SAB
Language of the text
Latin
Key
G major
Genre
Christmas carol, Sacred
Season
Christmas
Series
Choir
Available voices
Soprano, Alto, Bass
Score
PDMX / MuseScore, Public domain licence

Chapters, Soprano part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Chapters, Alto part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Chapters, Bass part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Practise with the player

Notes on the piece

An anonymous medieval Latin carol on the Annunciation, handed down in fourteenth-century English manuscripts. Here in an arrangement for three voices (soprano, alto and bass).

Written with AI assistance

Text and translations

Original text · Latin

Angelus ad Virginem,
Subintrans in conclave.
Virginis formidinem,
Demulcens inquit: “Ave,
Ave Regina Virginum,
Coeliteraeque Dominum,
Concipies et paries intacta,
Salutem hominum.
Tu porta Coeli facta,
Medella criminum.”
“Quomodo conciperem,
Quae virum non cognovi?
Qualiter infringerem,
Quae firma mente vovi?”
“Spiritus Sancti gratia,
Perficiet haec omnia.
Ne timeas, sed gaudeas, secura,
Quod castimonia,
Manebit in te pura,
Dei potentia.”
Ad haec Virgo nobilis,
Respondens inquit ei:
“Ancilla sum humilis,
Omnipotentis Dei.
Tibi coelesti nuntio,
Tanta secreti conscio,
Consentiens et cupiens videre,
Factum quod audio.
Parata sum parere,
Dei consilio.”
Angelus disparuit,
Etstatim puellaris,
Uterus intumuit,
Vi partus salutaris.
Qui, circumdatus utero,
Novem mensium numero.
Hinc exiit et iniit conflictum,
Affigens humero,
Crucem, qua dedit ictum,
Hosti mortifero.
Eia, Mater Domini,
Quae pacem reddidisti,
Angelis et homini,
Cum Christum genuisti.
Tuum exora Filium,
Ut se nobis propitium,
Exhibeat, et deleat peccata,
Praestans auxilium,
Vita frui beata,
Post hoc exsilium.

Source of the text: traditioninaction.org

Score

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