Christmas Day Introits in Long Meter
  • Kathy
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    Christmas Mass at Dawn

    Light shines today; the Lord is born:
    The wondrous God, the Prince of Peace,
    The Father of all future times,
    Whose reign shall never cease.

    Christmas Mass during the Day

    A Child is born for us today.
    To us today is giv'n a Son.
    Upon His shoulder, power rests,
    The Wise, the Wondrous One.

    I'm really enjoying writing these, by the way. In order to write a line like the last one above, I have to spend time thinking about what "Wonder-Counsellor" means. That's not a bad way to spend a little time!
  • MarkThompson
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    Isn't long meter supposed to be 8.8.8.8?
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  • Kathy
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    True--I apologize. I'd fixed this on another post but not this one.

    Christmas Mass at Dawn

    Light shines today; the Lord is born:
    The wondrous God, the Prince of Peace,
    The Father of all future times:
    Dominion that shall never cease.

    Christmas Mass during the Day

    A Child is born for us today.
    To us today is giv'n a Son.
    Upon His shoulder, power rests,
    The Counsellor, the Wondrous One.
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    I, too, was a bit puzzled at the fairly uncommon 88. 86 meter!
  • Kathy
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    Lol. I think that when I was writing these I had in mind two different tunes. Going a bit too fast I suppose.
  • Kathy
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    Can anyone think of a good Christmas long meter tune?
  • rogue63
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    PUER NOBIS
  • Kathy
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    Perfect, thank you!
  • ronkrisman
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    Or perhaps something more stately like VOM HIMMEL HOCH?
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    I thought the Introit for all Christmas masses was "O Come All Ye Faithful"
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    When I did settings of Kathy's Hymn Tune Introits for the Christmas, I used "Vom Himmel hoch" (Christmas through Holy Family) , "Eisenach" (Mary Mother of God and 2nd Sunday after Christmas) and "Puer nobis nascitur" (Epiphay & Baptism). The harmonizations and Anglican chant Psalm verses are posted here somewhere.
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  • Kathy
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    Is there a long meter tune (iambic obviously) in common use with a Spanish text?
  • mrcoppermrcopper
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    One thing you might keep in mind, based on my recent LM tune-writing hours, that a beginning syllable is best (easiest for the composer) androgynous. The "A" in the second verse seems to force an upbeat, whereas the first verse can be used either arsis or thesis.
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