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Advent 2017

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1. As with gladness, men of old Did the guiding star behold; As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led to Thee. 2. As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger-bed; There to bend the knee before Him Whom heaven and earth adore; So may we with willing feet Ever seek thy mercy-seat. 3. As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare; So may we, with holy joy, Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ! to Thee our heavenly King. (We used verses 1-3 from the original 5.)
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Puer natus in Bethlehem, Unde gaudet Jerusalem, alleluia. Refrain: In cordis jubilo, Christum natum adoremus Cum novo cantico. Assumpsit carnem Filius, Dei Patris altissimus, alleluia. Per Gabrielem nuntium, Virgo concepit Filium, alleluia. Hic iacet in praesepio, Qui regnat sine termino, alleluia. Cognovit bos et asinus, Quod puer erat Dominus. alleluia. Et Angelus pastoribus, Revelat quod sit Dominus, alleluia. Reges de Saba Veniunt, Aurum thus myrrham offerunt, alleluia. In hoc natali gaudio, Benedicamus Domino, alleluia. Laudetur sancta Trinitas, Deo dicamus gratias, alleluia.
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Personent hodie voces puerulae, laudantes iucunde qui nobis est natus, summo Deo datus, et de vir, vir, vir (2x) et de virgineo ventre procreatus. In mundo nascitur, pannis involvitur praesepi ponitur stabulo brutorum, rector supernorum. Perdidit, dit, dit,(2x) perdidit spolia princeps infernorum. Magi tres venerunt, munera offerunt, parvulum inquirunt, stellulam sequendo, ipsum adorando, aurum, thus, thus, thus,(2x) aurum, thus, et myrrham ei offerendo. Omnes clericuli, pariter pueri, cantent ut angeli: advenisti mundo, laudes tibi fundo. Ideo, o, o, (2x) ideo gloria in excelsis Deo.
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Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen, When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even; Brightly shone the moon that night, tho' the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, gath'ring winter fuel. "Hither, page, and stand by me, if thou know'st it, telling, Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?" "Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain; Right against the forest fence, by Saint Agnes' fountain." "Bring me flesh, and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither: You and I shall see him dine, when we bear them thither. " Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together; Through the rude wind's wild lament and the bitter weather. "Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind grows stronger; Fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer." "Mark my footsteps, good my page. Tread thou in them boldly Thou shalt find the winter's rage freeze the blood less coldly." In his master's steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted; Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed. Therefore, may ye be assured, wealth or rank possessing, Ye who now will bless the poor, shall yourselves find blessing.

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Welcome to our fifth Advent EP!
If the theme of last year’s EP was, generally, Peace, this year’s is Joy. In creating Advent 2017, I wanted to focus more on having fun and less on nitpicky details. As a perfectionist and music nerd, it is easy for me to get entangled in such details, or even worse, to become paralyzed by them. With all of the real darkness and important issues in the world, I made a conscious choice to not get stuck by less important things while trying to create music for the Advent season.

What does this mean for the EP? Well, track 1, “As With Gladness Men of Old,” is, technically, an Epiphany hymn…which means not only is it not an Advent hymn, it’s not even truly a Christmas hymn! It was even composed on the day of Epiphany (its composer, William Chatterton Dix, was recovering from illness). Plus, it was originally in 4/4 time, but I arranged it as 3/4, simply because I thought it was fun.

While track 2, “Puer natus in Bethlehem,” is at least legitimately a Christmas hymn, it is usually much longer and a bit more gently didactic. I chose the verses I liked best, the ones that moved the story forward. Plus, while there are many versions, it’s often heard as a simple Gregorian chant, sung by monks. You may have noticed that I am not a monk. I also put harmonies in my arrangement, while trying to still capture the soothing peace of Gregorian Chant.

Track 3, “Personent Hodie,” is a very old Christmas hymn, but interestingly enough, its text seems to be modeled by (and possibly a parody of) an even older hymn dedicated to St. Nicholas, whose feast day is December 6th. Also, it is very fun to sing because of the repeated syllables in the refrain sections. There are many text/language arrangements of this piece as well, but I enjoyed singing the full Latin version.

“Good King Wenceslas,” track 4, upset critics when it was first published (composed by John Mason Neale with Thomas Helmore) because the melody used was originally the tune of an old Springtime hymn. The story told takes place on the Feast of Stephen, which is December 26th. Also, it is about a Duke who was posthumously given the title of King, because of his many good works. It is, and has been for a long time, one of my very favorite songs of the Christmas Season.

All of this to say, none of these are definitively Advent hymns. But, I liked singing them, and I do think that they embody well the four Advent themes of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. I hope you enjoy these arrangements!
Thanks for listening and may you have a joyful and blessed Holiday Season!
Notes:
Each arrangement is original, and every carol used is in the Public Domain.
Each of these tracks was/will be posted on Youtube as the music for simple Advent videos- one for each Sunday of Advent, 2017

Our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/channel/UCb3f58514l0ZUlWRO2rzGaQ

Advent 2017 YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLKZbBBa5HhFMByvPRnfqPgy5Nz2GGUr

Our Official Website www.degumoth.com
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released December 7, 2017

Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangements: L.D.A.L.
Copyright/Produced by L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2017

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