Angele Dei. Music by Christopher J. Hoh. Traditional text attributed to Reginald of Canterbury. ~ prayer to the guardian angel

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1 Angele Dei ~ prayer to the guardian angel for SSATBB choir a cappella ~ Music by Christopher Hoh Traditional text attributed to Reginald of Canterbury HMM M00A HohMade Music 19 Seventh Street South Arlington A 0 USA HohMadeMusiccom

2 Angele Dei Angele Dei qui custos es mei Me tibi commissum pietate superna Hodie hac nocte Illumina custodi Rege et guberna Amen Angel of God my guardian You commit your heavenly love to me Today this night Illuminate guard Rule and direct me Amen Traditional attr Reginald of Canterbury 11-1th century The "rayer to the Guardian Angel" is attributed to Reginald a Benedictine monk and poet Traditionally the speaker chooses either "today" or "this night" (hodie or hac nocte) depending on the time of day The prayer also makes sense ith both used together as in this setting The folloing poetic translation from 19th-century Baltimore is popular Angel of God my guardian dear To hom God s love commits me here Ever this day (night) be at my side To light and guard to rule and guide Amen This piece as ritten as a companion to " Agimus Tibi Gratias" and "Dona Nobis acem" also for SSATBB a cappella They may be performed as a set or individually They present old texts and dra on the traditions of Renaissance polyphony As modern motets hoever they use an updated harmonic language and greater rhythmic freedom All three modulate and make use of modal harmony in their development in an attempt to sound both old and ne that is timeless like the ords of these prayers HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

3 Angele Dei Traditional attr Reginald of Cantebury Christopher Hoh Soprano Quietly p div* Alto p An - ge -le div* Tenor div* p Bass div* An p - ge-le De - i an - ge -le b n Rehs'l Acc Quietly ( = 5 ) h b n * This piece alternates beteen -part and -part voicing here divisi are marked divide the sopranos and altos evenly among their three parts Similarly divide the tenors and basses evenly among their three parts HMM M00A Copyright 009 by Christopher Hoh Licensed for single group copying and performance HohMadeMusiccom

4 - - b De - i an - ge - le De - i n De - i an - - ge - le De - i b b n b b b 7 7 qui an - ge - le an - ge - le cu - stos es me i cu - stos es me i cu stos qui an - ge-le cu - stos - HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

5 10 9 (me- i) * me ti - bi com-mis-sum pi-e - ta - te su - per - (me- i) * 9 F 9 F 9 F F me - - me * Diagonal line indicates return to normal four-part voicing 1 div* na div* me ti - bi com - mis-sum div* ti - bi com-mis-sum pi-e - ta - te su -per-na me ti - bi com - mis-sum div* 1 HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

6 pi - e - ta - te su - per - na; ho - di - e hac pi - e - ta - te su - per - na; ho - di - e hac 17 1 rit no rit rit U - cte il - lu - mi - na cu - sto - U U no - cte il - lu - mi - na cu - sto - rit U di 1 rit U u u HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

7 - 5 - di re - ge et gu - ber - na gu - re - ge et gu - ber - na et gu - ber - 7 ber - na An - ge - le De - i il na An - ge - le - De i 7 HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

8 0 lu - mi-na cu - sto - di re - ge re il - lu - mi - na cu - sto - di re - ge 0 ge et gu re - ge et gu - ber - - ber - na A - men a - A div* p na div* - p p p A - men div* div* men men a - men HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

9 7 F b a F F - men an - ge - le De b b N a F b - men an - ge - le De b b 7 b b b b b b 0 Sloer i a men i a men 0 Sloer HMM M00A HohMadeMusiccom

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