Jesu, dulcis memoria (by Gerald Near)
from Saint Augustine’s Organbook by Gerald Near
Background
Jesu, Dulcis Memoria (Jesus the very thought is sweet) has an English translation by Mick Swithinbank and Jamie Reid Baxter.
Jesus, sweet remembrance,
Granting the heart its true joys,
But above honey and all things
Is His sweet presence.
Nothing more pleasing can be sung,
Nothing gladder can be heard
Nothing sweeter can be thought
Than Jesus, son of God.
Jesus, hope of the penitent,
How merciful you are to those who ask,
How good to those who seek,
But O, what you are to those who find!
Tongue has no power to describe
Nor writings to express
But only belief can know by experience
What it is to love Jesus.
Be our joy, O Jesus,
Who will be the prize we win,
May all our glory be in you, always
And through all ages.
Amen.
Jesus, sweetness of hearts,
fount of life and light of minds,
surpassing all joy,
and every need.
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Registration and Organs
mp passages = Manuals - flutes 8' and 4'; Pedal - flue stops 16' and 8'[2] mf solo passages = Use a stop that is not too contrasting in color to the accompaniment. For instance, an 8' principal might sound better than a reed.[3]
Fingering and Pedaling
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Articulation and Phrasing
"In performing two-voice passages wherein one part is comprised of repeated notes (pedal points) the performer should play the moving line as legato a manner as possible."[4]
Ornamentation
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Tempo and Meter
No time signature is given, but it is grouped in measures of four beats each.
Quarter note = c. 44
See the Background and General Perspectives on the [http://organplayingwiki.byu.edu/index.php/Saint_Augustine%E2%80%99s_Organbook
Scores and Editions
The Service Playing exam requires the use of Aureole Edition, AE 86, distributed by MorningStar Music.
Recordings
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Notes
- ↑ Choral Wiki http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Jesu_dulcis_memoria
- ↑ Near, Gerald. Performance Notes from Saint Augustine's Organbook: Ten Preludes on Gregorian Chant Melodies for Organ.
- ↑ Near, Gerald. Performance Notes from Saint Augustine's Organbook: Ten Preludes on Gregorian Chant Melodies for Organ.
- ↑ Near, Gerald. Performance Notes from Saint Augustine's Organbook: Ten Preludes on Gregorian Chant Melodies for Organ.
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