singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Apolytikion - homophonic version - for mixed choir
SM-000180929
- Alternative title
- Anthem of dismissal
- Composer
- Unknown (works before 1850)
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Arranger
-
David W Solomons
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Lyricist
-
old sacred text
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Religious
- Instrumentation
- Mixed choir
- Scored for
- Choir
- Type of score
- Full score
- Duration
- 3'0"
- Language
- Greek
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2007
Description
Setting of the Byzantine chant for dismissal at the time of Pentecost
This version uses the more traditional homophonic movement of voices
another version is available in which I use a more Westernised polyphonic approach.
The sound sample is my own multitrack performance.
The score shows the Greek words transcribed into Latin letters
since more choirs can read those.
However, for information, here are the original words and the translation
Ευλογητός εί, Χριστέ ο Θεός ημών,
ο πανσόφους τους αλιείς αναδείξας,
καταπέμψας αυτοίς το Πνεύμα το Άγιον,
και δι' αυτών την οικουμένην σαγηνεύσας,
Φιλάνθρωπε,
δόξα Σοι
Blessed be you, O Christ our God
Who showed the fishermen to be most wise
you sent the Holy Spirit upon them
and through them you caught the inhabited world in your net
O Lover of Mankind
Glory to you