"Ascendit Deus in iubilationem Dominus in voce tubae, alleluia"
I can't believe what I discovered the other day! A piece of chant that's as evocative as a film--big-sky effects, trumpet calls, real jubilation.
It's Ascendit Deus, Offertory for Feast of the Ascension, Graduale Triplex 237.
I am CONSTANTLY being surprised.
It's not what I ever expected to find in Gregorian Chant. Wow. But I didn't make this up. It's really there, in the notation. I hope I can convince a good singer to try it. (Maybe Alan.) I love singing it, but I doubt I could ever pull it off in public. WHAT A PIECE!
I wrote this one up in standard notation. It wasn't as hard as the first two I worked on. It's published on SibeliusMusic.com.
It's listed as:
Ascendit Deus
An expressive chant for singer(s) in a reverberant space.
I'm thrilled with this find. I'll try to record it soon.
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