Choral SATB Choir
SKU:
CF.CM9698
Composed by
Evan Ramos. 8 pages.
Duration 0:01:35. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9698.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9698).
ISBN 9781491159996.
UPC: 680160918591. Key:
Ab major. Latin.
Traditional
Latin.
O Magnum
Mysterium is a setting of
a Latin sacred text
written for Christmas.
The text depicts the
extraordinary occurring
among the ordinary: God
coming to earth as a tiny
baby, and animals in a
lowly stable being the
first to witness his
arrival. Adding dynamic
contrast
(crescendo/decrescendo)
on every phrase and
singing legato (smoothly)
with a gentle choral tone
will reflect the wonder
and awe the original text
and this setting attempt
to communicate. Original
Latin Text: English
Translation: O magnum
mysterium, O great
mystery, Et admirabile
sacramentum, And
wonderful sacrament, Ut
animalia viderunt That
animals should see
Dominum natum the newborn
Lord jacentem in
praesepio. Lying in a
manger. O magnum
mysterium. Amen. O great
mystery. Amen. General
Latin Pronunciation
Guidelines: 1. There are
only five pure vowel
sounds in Latin: A = AH
E=EH I = EE O = AW U = OO
2. Strive to flip all R's
as if singing in Italian.
Latin Pronunciation
(accented syllables are
UPPER CASE): aw MAH-nyoom
mee-STEHR-yoom,* eht
ahd-mee-RAH-bee-leh
sah-krah-MEHN-toom, oot
ah-nee-MAH-lee-ah
vee-DEHR-oont
DAW-mee-noom NAH-toom,
yah-CHEHN-tehm een
preh-SEH-pee-aw. aw
MAH-nyoom mee-STEHR-yoom.
AH-mehn. *The word
mysterium in this piece
is a three-syllable
rather than a
four-syllable word. This
can be accomplished by
pronouncing the last
syllable ium as yoom
rather than ee-oom.
O
Magnum Mysterium is a
setting of a Latin sacred
text written for
Christmas. The text
depicts the extraordinary
occurring among the
ordinary: God coming to
earth as a tiny baby, and
animals in a lowly stable
being the first to
witness his arrival.
Adding dynamic contrast
(crescendo/decrescendo)
on every phrase and
singing legato (smoothly)
with a gentle choral tone
will reflect the wonder
and awe the original text
and this setting attempt
to communicate.Original
Latin Text: English
Translation:O magnum
mysterium, O great
mystery,Et admirabile
sacramentum, And
wonderful sacrament,Ut
animalia viderunt That
animals should seeDominum
natum the newborn
Lordjacentem in
praesepio. Lying in a
manger.O magnum
mysterium. Amen. O great
mystery. Amen.General
Latin Pronunciation
Guidelines:1. There are
only five pure vowel
sounds in Latin:A = AH
E=EH I = EE O = AW U =
OO2. Strive to flip all
R’s as if singing
in Italian.Latin
Pronunciation (accented
syllables are UPPER
CASE):aw MAH-nyoom
mee-STEHR-yoom,*eht
ahd-mee-RAH-bee-leh
sah-krah-MEHN-toom,oot
ah-nee-MAH-lee-ah
vee-DEHR-oontDAW-mee-noom
NAH-toom,yah-CHEHN-tehm
een preh-SEH-pee-aw.aw
MAH-nyoom mee-STEHR-yoom.
AH-mehn.*The word
“mysteriumâ€
in this piece is a
three-syllable rather
than a four-syllable
word. This can be
accomplished by
pronouncing the last
syllable
“ium†as
“yoom†rather
than
“ee-oomâ€.