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Double chant in C major
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anglican chants
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Double chant in C major by Robert Philip Goodenough — Lyrics
Ipsi David. Benedic, anima mea, Domino:
Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer. Confessionem et decorem induisti,
amictus lumine sicut vestimento.
Extendens caelum sicut pellem,
qui tegis aquis superiora ejus:
qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum;
qui ambulas super pennas ventorum:
qui facis angelos tuos spiritus,
et ministros tuos ignem urentem.
Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam:
non inclinabitur in saeculum saeculi.
Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus;
super montes stabunt aquae.
Ab increpatione tua fugient;
a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.
Ascendunt montes, et descendunt campi,
in locum quem fundasti eis.
Terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur,
neque convertentur operire terram.
Qui emittis fontes in convallibus;
inter medium montium pertransibunt aquae.
Potabunt omnes bestiae agri;
expectabunt onagri in siti sua.
Super ea volucres caeli habitabunt;
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About Double chant in C major
This double chant in C major for SATB voices offers a stately setting of Latin liturgical text, likely a psalm antiphonal. The music unfolds with a blend of homophonic texture and contrapuntal interest, allowing the rich sonorities of the choir to resonate. The composer creates a sense of grandeur appropriate to the scriptural verses, which speak of God's magnificent power and creation. The chant's structure allows for alternation between choir and a smaller group, or for the full choir to sing each section. Its suitability for Anglican services is evident in its clear, syllabic setting of the text, making it accessible for congregational participation or as a dignified choral offering.
