Ave verum corpus (by Gerald Near)

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from Saint Augustine’s Organbook by Gerald Near

Background

The English translation to this Eucharist hymn, Ave Verum Corpus (Hail true Body), is:

Hail the true body, born
of the Virgin Mary:
You who truly suffered and were sacrificed
on the cross for the sake of man.
From whose pierced flank
flowed water and blood:
Be a foretaste for us
in the trial of death.
[O sweet, O merciful, O Jesus, Son of Mary.]
[Have mercy on me. Amen.]
[1]

Registration and Organs

Gerald Near gives registration indications in the Performance Notes at the end of the book.[2]

Accompanimental mp passages = flutes or light principals (rather than strings)

Solo mf passages = 8' reed

Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

"Beginning with the second system on page 13, a more impassioned style is appropriate corresponding to the text O Jesu dulcis! O Jesu pie! O Jesu, fili Mariae.[3]

Ornamentation

Ornamentation is written into Gregorian Chant. No additional ornamentation is required.

Tempo and Meter

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

Quarter note = c. 52


See the notes concerning rhythm that are found in Background and General Perspectives, on the St. Augustine's Organbook page.

Scores and Editions

The Service Playing exam requires the use of Aureole Edition, AE 86, distributed by MorningStar Music.

Recordings

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Free Online

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Pay to Listen

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Other Resources

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Notes

  1. Choral Wiki http://www3.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Ave_verum_corpus
  2. Near, Gerald. Performance Notes from Saint Augustine's Organbook: Ten Preludes on Gregorian Chant Melodies for Organ.
  3. Near, Gerald. Performance Notes from Saint Augustine's Organbook: Ten Preludes on Gregorian Chant Melodies for Organ.

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