Angelus ad virginem
The annunciation carol
( Gabriel, fram ev'ne king ; Gabriel, from heaven's King ; Quomodo conciperem ; Mildeliche im gan andswer'n ; Gently then the maiden mild ; Ad hæc virgo nobilis ; Wan the maiden understud ; When the maiden understood ; Angelus disparuit ; Th'angle wente awei mid than ; Th'angel went away anon ; Eya, mater Domini ; Maiden, moder makeles ; Maiden mother, matchless quite )
Edition
Published by
G. Schirmer
[USA]
, 1962
Ref. :
10045
(11 p.)
, "English gothic music"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Grainger, Percy Aldridge
; Hughes, Dom Anselm
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
1943, 1962
Description
Text in:
Latin
; old English
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
13th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Carol
Mood of the piece:
lively ; dancing
Type of Choir:
SSA OR TBB (3 men OR boy choir OR children OR girls choir OR women voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ or Harmonium (1) (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Annunciation (of the Blessed Virgin Mary) ; Advent
Number of verses:
5
Origin:
Great Britain
Musicological Sources:
From facsimiles of British museum manuscripts published in "Early English Harmony," vol. I
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # 884A (7 copies)