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1 . Advent Responsory Conditor alme siderum
Words: Translated from the First Responsory of Music: SARAH MACDONALD Advent Sunday in the Office of Matins
(early medieval Roman rite)
Cantor(s)* bbbCANTOR œœ˙ œœœœœœœ˙ œœ &œ˙
MacDonald: Advent Responsory 1
I look from a ∑ far: and lo, I see the pow'r of God com∑ing, 3 bbbœ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
& œ œœ 4 and a cloud cov∑’ring the whole earth. Go ye out to meet him and say:
5 bb j j 4
SOPRANO&b4œœ.œœ˙ œœœ.œ˙ b Tell us, art thou he that should come to reign
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ALTO &bb4œjœ. œ œ ˙ œ œ œ. œj˙
Tell us, art
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LOWER ?bbb4œJ œ. œ œ ˙ VOICES ¢
thou he that
should come
to reign
Tell us, art thou he that should come
to reign
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o∑verthypeo∑ple Is ∑ra ∑el? &bbbœjœœjœœœœœœ˙.
œo∑vœerthœypœeo∑pœle Is ∑ra ∑el?
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¢?bbbJ J ˙ ˙ o∑verthypeo∑ple Is ∑ra ∑el?
* A note on performance: these Responsories are suitable for use with more than one cantor.
Different solo singers can be placed in various parts of the building, to create spacial effects as desired.
The cadence at the end of the Matin Responsory allows for immediate transition into a number of well-known Advent hymns, including Creator of the stars of night, upon which the responsories are based, or Lo, he comes with clouds descending or Come thou Redeemer of the earth, both of which are found in many hymn books in D major.
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