Ave colenda trinitas (by Gerald Near)

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from Saint Augustine’s Organbook by Gerald Near

Background

Gregorian chant, "All Hail, Adored Trinity."

The English translation of the text is:

All hail, adorèd Trinity;
All hail, eternal Unity;
O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, ever One.

Behold to Thee, this festal day,
We meekly pour our thankful lay;
O let our work accepted be,
That sweetest work of praising Thee.

Three Persons praise we evermore,
One only God our hearts adore;
In Thy sure mercy ever kind
May we our true protection find.

O Trinity! O Unity!
Be present as we worship Thee;
And with the songs that angels sing
Unite the hymns of praise we bring.
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Registration and Organs

In Performance Notes, Gerald Near indicates:[2]

"The treatment of this magnificent but little-known melody is that of a 'Grand Improvisation.'"

fff = Full Organ (Tutti)

ff = Full, but without heavy 16' manual stops and high-pitched mixtures

f = Principal choruses with light reeds, but without mixtures

Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

No time signature is indicated and there are varying number of beats in each measure.

Eighth note = c. 112

Scores and Editions

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Recordings

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Free Online

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Other Resources

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Notes

  1. Breviary Hymns http://kpshaw.blogspot.com/2013/01/131.html
  2. Near, Gerald. Performance Notes from Saint Augustine's Organbook: Ten Preludes on Gregorian Chant Melodies for Organ.

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