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Aurora lucis rutilat - Hymn for Laudes during Third Week of Easter

Van de Abbey Notre-Dame de Fidélité, Jouques, France - neumz.com en youtube kanaal Neumz 

Aurora lucis rutilat: the dawn shines with light. This hymn, composed around the 4th or 5th century and traditionally attributed to Saint Ambroise, is sung during the Laudes the Third Week of Easter and celebrates the light of the Resurrection, indescribable joy for the world. The work of the Lord conquers death and frees us from pain. No more tears: the Lord is risen, the radiant Angel proclaims it! Glory to you, Risen Lord! This vibrant, agile hymn, on the 8th mode, is fully syllabic (one note per syllable) except for the joyful and clear vocalisation which crowns the ascent of the first two lines.

Aurora lucis rutilat,
Caelum laudibus intonat
Mundus exsultans jubilat,
Gemens infernus ululat.

Cum Rex ille fortissimus,
Mortis confractis viribus,
Pede conculcans tartara
Solvit a poena miseros.

Ille, qui clausus lapide
Custoditur sub milite,
Triumphans pompa nobili
Victor surgit de funere.

Solutis jam gemitibus
Et inferni doloribus,
Quia surrexit Dominus
Resplendens clamat Angelus.

Quaesumus, Auctor omnium,
In hoc paschali gaudio,
Ab omni mortis impetu,
Tuum defende populum.


Gloria tibi Domine,
Qui surrexisti a mortuis,
Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu,
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.

Antiphona - Ubi caritas est vera - Holy Week Chants from the Abbey of Jouques

Chants from the Abbey of Jouques - groot Gregoriaans repertoire on line Hulde!

Gregoriaans van de Benedictinessen van Jouques

Boodschap van de Benedictinessen van de Abdij van Jouques

In these moments of seclusion and self-isolation, the Benedictines of Jouques open the doors of their cloister and invite us to reconnect with our essence, in communion with each other in prayer through the Gregorian Chants.

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Gregorian is a monodic sung prayer originating in the 8th century and sung by the Sisters exactly as it has been uninterruptedly for centuries. These chants awaken us to the most intimate, profound parts of our being. We wish for you to find peace, consolation, hope, and a sense of communion even while the current circumstances prevent us from gathering.

Abdij van Jouques (Odradek Records- Neumz-project) Feast of the Ascension: Introitus - Viri Galilaei

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This Introit announces, with brilliance and with a melody that is among the most beautiful in the Gregorian repertoire, the great solemnity of the Ascension. The text, extracted from the Acts of the Apostles, is made up of the words of the angels to the Apostles on the Mount of Olives. Jesus ascended to heaven; Jesus must return one day.

This hymn presents us with a beautiful image. The Apostles look up to heaven, a gaze reflected by the Church. Ever since Christ ascended to heaven, the Church has kept looking to the sky in ardent expectation until He “returns” (Ita veniet). Jesus has gone for now, but he will return; the composer's intention, made explicit by the melodic treatment of this passage, was to highlight the second advent of Christ at the end of time, and thereby direct the gaze of the disciples of Christ to this ultimate coming of the Messiah that the Church awaits with all her love.

Our Introit, taken from the 7th mode, the angelic mode, is happy and enthusiastic, articulated using a powerful breath. It is a light piece, soaring even, and very flexible. It consists of three main melodic phrases: the first corresponding to the declaration of the angels; the second to their promise; and the third to the three alleluias that conclude this song of joy.

The melodic line unfolds with great rapidity, almost without any support, up to in cælum, an expression that punctuates the two sections and precedes the cadence, articulated here by the two words, ita veniet. Note the great contrast with what preceded: ita veniet is sung in a very broad, affirmative way, especially on the powerful held note at veniet, which requires a beautiful crescendo, just before the gentle conclusion of the cadence. The expansive length attached to veniet could well indicate, in the mind of the composer, the length of time spent waiting for the return of Christ.

Viri Galilaei,
quid admiramini aspicientes in caelum? Alleluia.
Quemadmodum vidistis eum ascendentem in caelum,
ita veniet,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Omnes gentes plaudite manibus :
jubilate Deo in voce exsultationis.

Men of Galilee,
why are you looking up at the sky with astonishment? Alleluia.
As you saw Jesus go up to heaven,
this is how he will return.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

All peoples, clap your hands:
rejoice to God in a joyful voice.

Communio - Cantate Domino - Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fidélité - met prachtig commentaar op tekst en muziek met mooie natuuropname van vogels die ook hun lofzang zingen!

Cantate Domino alleluia
Cantate Domino, benedicite nomen ejus
bene nuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus
alleluia, alleluia.

Sing unto the Lord, alleluia:
sing unto the Lord, and bless His Name;
show forth His salvation from day to day.
Alleluia, alleluia.

This communion is a song of jubilation expressing the continuous joy of Easter. It comes from Psalm 95. It is a cry of overflowing, ineffable joy. Sing to the Lord, (Cantate Domino… Cantate Domino). The melody strongly marks the urgency of the announcement of salvation (bene nuntiate salutare ejus). The first two sentences are mostly melismatic, especially on “Domino", without many jumps. The climactic central section instead, on "bene nuntiate”, "announce the good news/Gospel,” jumps out from the placid introduction, ringing loudly and lingering on the phrase that constitutes the fundamental mission of Christianity.

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