Composer: Joy DeCoursey-PorterDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBIncidental Divisi: A, BAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:30 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: musicspoke.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): LatinText Source: 14th century Eucharistic chantText: Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine: esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine. O Iesu dulcis, O Iesu pie, O Iesu, fili Mariae. Miserere mei. Amen.Translation: Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, having truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind, from whose pierced side water and blood flowed: Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet] in the trial of death! O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: difficultSeasonal Usage: AdventEasterGood FridayChristmasDescriptive Terms: monasticsacramentchantsolemnhopeAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: This piece has an early music feel, and begins very chant-like. It grows in texture and at times in volume, while remaining prayerful and reverent. Additional InformationDate of Completion: April, 2018Date of First Performance: Sunday, December 9, 2018Premier Performance Data: Notevolmente (Marco Schunnach, cond), Church of St. Agnese in Agone; Rome, Italy
