A Solis Ortus Cardine / From Lands That See the Sun Arise [St. Croix] (Charles H. Giffen)
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,199
    Here is John Mason Neale's translation of the Christmas hymn A solis ortus cardine (stanzas 1-7 & a Doxology) by Sedulius set to my Long Meter Double hymn tune ST. CROIX. The Latin score is posted further down the thread.

    The sound file presents the SATB hymn once and then the SATB hymn with the last stanza Descant.
    Giffen-From lands that see the sun arise.pdf
    98K
    Giffen-From lands that see the sun arise.mp3
    2M
    Thanked by 2Adam Wood canadash
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,199
    Merry Christmas everyone, and thanks so my aunt Margaret (Molly) Lillian Morgan-Hauptmann.
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,199
    Here is the same music with the Latin text by Sedulius. Enjoy.
    Giffen-A solis ortus cardine.pdf
    96K
    Thanked by 2Adam Wood canadash
  • mrcoppermrcopper
    Posts: 653
    Thanks! good melody. My usual little nitpicks: iii on bar 2 seems strained ... looks as though you are going out of your way to avoid what would seem natural: a tonic triad on the downbeat. Starting on the dominant also a little odd...
    Thanked by 1CHGiffen
  • mrcoppermrcopper
    Posts: 653
    I like the grandeur of the whole. Here is a different harmonization of the first four bars:
    giffen_from_lands_1.png
    2252 x 902 - 41K
    Thanked by 1CHGiffen
Add a Comment