Angelus (Dom Charpentier) replicated mistake?
  • BGP
    Posts: 227
    I am increasingly wondering why the 2 terminations in the Ave are different? La,Ti on Jesus; and Do,Re on Amen. It has the appearance of a mistake, like a misprint of the neume. And if a mistake, it has been replicated everywhere.

    What say yall?

    Edit- I see #114 of Cantus Selecti has the same terminations (but reversed in order) for the tone so I suppose I am overthinking things.
  • monasteryliturgistmonasteryliturgist
    Posts: 508
    The truth is that the Angelus setting is quite varied and one of those things which often changes according to religious congregation, I made a booklet with the known melodies often used in Italy, Ill see if I can find it. I never quite understood either why the terminations were never consistent but one professor I had in Italy said it was likely to accommodate the accents and the fact that the melody of the angelus is more of a modern invention.
  • monasteryliturgistmonasteryliturgist
    Posts: 508
    Here is that booklet https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/19387/angelus-chant#Item_3
    Thanked by 2BGP CHGiffen
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