Music for Christmas-2-C (Jan 3) Epiphany

Prelude:           Til Bethlehem (Opus 84 n 4): Malling
Processional Hymn: 223: The First Nowell
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            113: Glory To God: Andrews
Readings:          497
Psalm:             (Guimont p 27) Lord every nation ...
Acclamation:       (Epiphany) We saw his star ...
Intercessions:     115: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         222: What Star Is This
                   (sheet) Siyahamba
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  Missa XVII (salve): chant
Agnus Dei          Missa XVII (salve): chant
Communion Hymn:    225: As With Gladness Men Of Old
Final Hymn:        224: We Three Kings
Postlude:          Hjemad (Opus 84 n 7): Malling

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
(Mt 2:2) Vidimus stellam eius in Oriente, et venimus cum
muneribus adorare Dominum (We have seen his star in the East,
and we have come with our gifts, to worship the Lord).


Otto Malling (1848-1915), was born in Copenhagen Denmark,
where he remained throughout his life. Associated with:
Copenhagen Music Conservatory (student 1869-71, teacher
1885-, professor 1889-, director 1899-); Choral Society
(1871-84); Concertforeningen (1874-93). Organist: Sankt
Petri Kirke (1878-); Helligaandskirken (1891-); Vor Frue
Kirke Domkirke (1900-). He wrote an orchestration textbook
(1894/7?), and composed many arch-Romantic programmatic
pieces, in a harmonic idiom dominated by French Romanticism,
for: organ, voice, chorus, orchestra, chamber instruments.


The Prelude and Postlude are Stemningsbilleder (mood-pictures)
attempting to depict New Testament Gospel passages, samples of a
high point in Danish Romantic-era sacred music. De hellige tre
Konger [The Holy Three Kings] (Opus 84) contains seven movements:
1. Christmas Morn; 2. Where is the King of the Jews; 3. The
Chiefpriests and Scribes; 4. To Bethlehem; 5. Worship; 6. Herod;
7 Homeward.