New composition - Long Meter chant tune ANCIENT ROOTS
  • m_r_taylor
    Posts: 395
    Penned this last Advent. Long meter - Iambic 8.8.8.8 - and should work for both Latin and English.

    Presented here in two texts, one by our own Adam Michael Wood and the other for an office hymn for the apostles.

    Let me know if you'd like it set to another text; alternatively you can take the GABC and do it yourself.

    I'd welcome ideas for naming the tune; I'm not good at that sort of thing.

    [EDIT: Thanks, Mr. Giffen - ANCIENT ROOTS it is)

    (c3)Let(e) all(ef) on (g) earth(h) their(g) voic-(f) es(f) raise,(e.) (,)
    Re-(e)sound-(ei)ing(i) heav(ij) en's(i) joy(hg)-ful(h) praise(i.) (;)
    To(gh) God, (f) who(e) gave(gh) theˍa-(i) pos(hg)-tles(fe) grace(f.) (,)
    To(f) run(ffgh) on(g) earth(fe) their(d) glo-(fgf)rious(f) race.(e.) (::)

    c3 e ef g h g f f e. ,
    e ei i ij i hg h i. ;
    gh f e gh i hg fe f. ,
    f ffgh g fe d fgf f e. ::
    From Ancient Roots chant.pdf
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    Taylor - Let all on earth their voices raise.pdf
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    Thanked by 5CHGiffen Richard Mix Chant_Supremacist probe Heath
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,311
    This is an incredibly singable, inspired tune, and it fits perfectly with Adam's text.

    At the risk of being overly presumptive, might I suggest for the tune name "Ancient Roots"?
    Thanked by 1m_r_taylor
  • m_r_taylor
    Posts: 395
    What a great suggestion! ANCIENT ROOTS henceforth.
    Thanked by 2CHGiffen Heath
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