Cndlems Crol (Simeon s Song) Christmstide, Epiphny SATB with rgn Accompniment Cndlems commemortes the presenttion of the Christ child in the temple, s recorded in Luke 2:22 39 The fest dy is celerted on Ferury 2 forty dys fter esus s irth, in ccordnce with ewish lw (Leviticus :1 4) This crol is prticulr suitle for Cndlems dy nd the ssocited Sundy, nd might lso e sung t ny time during the sesons of Christmstide nd Epiphny Mrin s ric portrys devout Simeon s he holds the infnt esus in his rms, with Mry nd oseph looking on in mzement Simeon speks the eutiful Nunc Dimittis the Ltin title for his pryer eginning Now you dismiss your servnt in pece There re countless musicl settings of the Nunc Dimittis, consisting of Simeon s pryer God (Luke 2:28 32) Mrin s ric is unusul in tht it emrces lso the second hlf of Simeon s utternce (Luke 2:33 35) lrge neglected in music of the church where his hunting words ddressed Mry foreshdow future suffering for the ho fmi The nthem s tune is the Ctlonin Crol of the Birds My rrngement here dpts solo setting of the crol s trditionl words with ccompniment y the lte Wlter Ehret (The Interntionl Book of Christms Crols, Wln Music, 1980) This chorl version is y Mr Ehret s kind permission The hunting chrcter of this crol reltes its emrcing of vrying minor modes The opening phrse (mss 1 3) estlishes the song s sic nlity of hrmonic minor, defined y the Bflt nd Cshrp, yet immedite Cnturl evokes eolin mode (mss 3 5) The centrl phrses of the crol re in hrmonic minor, nd the song closes with phrse in eolin (mss 22) Mr Ehret s hrmonies mrvelous enrich the melody s modl complexity Alert Blckwell nury 10, 20
Cndlems Crol Dedicted Fther Timothy Domek Women rgn Mrin Willrd Blckwell With quiet intensity The prents of our Lord rought e sus when e for lessing e Ó # n # n # Ctlonin Crol Arr Alert Blckwell* # # ru slem There Sim e on the pure sod t the Tem ple # # # N # # door # *Permission rrnge this piece given y Wlter Ehret Free Anthems for Church Choirs, 20 y Alert Blckwell, is licensed under Cretive Commons AttriutionNonCommercilShreAlike 30 nported License
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