Non vos relinquam orphanos (Charles H. Giffen)
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- Original key (SSAB)
- Transposed edition (SATB)
- Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2013-05-19). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 93 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Bilingual (Latin, English) SATB edition, transposed down three semitones from the original. Copyright by the composer for CPDL, this work may be freely copied, distributed, performed, or recorded. Please inform the composer of any performances of this work.
- Transposed edition (ATBB)
General Information
Title: Non vos relinquam Orphanos (I will not leave you Comfortless)
Composer: Charles H. Giffen
Number of voices: 4vv Voicings: SSAB, SATB or ATBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Languages: Latin, English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 2011
Description: This work is composed in the octatonic scale mode in which B, D, F, and G-sharp are removed from the chromatic scale, and hence the scale consists of alternating whole and half steps. Although essentially tonal, the octatonic mode will seem somewhat unusual to many. Note that, musically, measures 1-8 appear in strict inversion as measures 9-16 – the first five measures set verse 1 in the top two voices, followed by a four-part "Alleluia, alleluia"; and in the inversion, the first five measures set verse 2 in the bottom two voices. After the inverted four-part "Alleluia, alleluia", verse 3 is set to the music of measures 1-5, transposed down an octave, and of measures 9-13, transposed up an octave, combined to form a strict double canon by inversion delayed by two measures, beginning at measure 17:
- Measures 17–21 "Et gaudebit cor vestrum" (double canon by inversion)
The style of this motet is intended to evoke both chant and early polyphony, albeit in modern terms. It is appropriate for Easter 6, Ascension, Easter 7 or Pentecost. – Charles H. Giffen
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Non vos relinquam orphanos.