Pueri Cantores Public Domain Editions Agnus Dei Soprano Missa Brevis in A minor (h = c. 60) Alto A mp Tenor Keyboard Reduction ca mun di, - - gnus De - - - ta mun gnus gnus - - di De - - i qui i qui tol i qui tol mi - se - - se - lis pec - ca - ta mun ta mun re - - re no re qui tol pec - ca - ta, pec - ca pec American Federation of Pueri Cantores www.pcchoirs.org lis pec - ca lis pec - ca - lis tol qui lis i - - - tol - di - - mi tol De - - De - gnus qui - di, A A (h = c. 60) - 8 Claudio Casciolini (1697 - 1760) mp A mp Bass mp - - - lis pec - ta - - - re no - ta - - ta mun - - - ca mun - 2 15 bis, mi - - di di, - mi - a tempo - - se - re - no - i De mp a tempo tol - bis. - - bis. lis - pec - ca - gnus i - ta mun qui tol - bis. - - poco rit. qui bis. - - - - - - - - gnus A - - no no - - re - no - - re re - De mp re A gnus - re mi - se - re - re se 22 mp A - - - se mi - bis, poco rit. De mp - - lis pec - - - - - A - gnus mi - se - re ta mun - qui tol 30 - di ca - -i De - 36 bis, - di - - - - se - - - - - - se - re di mi - se - re ta mun - i qui re - - re bis, tol - re re - re, mi re - re, - - mi - se - - - - - - - - re re - re - re, - - - no mi - se no - - - - - - bis - - re - - - mun re - - - ta - - - re - - re - - mi - se - re se - - di - - pec - ca se no lis no mi no re - - - mi - se mi - - - re, - lis - pec - ca no mi - se mi 3 4 42 - - bis, gnus - lis - re no - ta mun - qui tol - i - A - - - - lis - bis - - ta mun - qui tol i - - - - - na do - na - - di lis - pec - ca - do bis, bis no - do - na - di - - - A - qui De De gnus gnus pec - ca - - i - - - - - - - - - De - - gnus A De - - - A bis pec - ca - - - - - 51 - mi - se - re tol - no bis - - - - re - ta i qui 57 no no - bis - tol - - - - no - bis cem, pa no no bis, do bis pa - - - cem, do - na - bis di do - na no - bis, do pa - do - na no - bis - do - na no - - - - - - - - - - - - - bis pa - no - cem, do - na cem, - - - cem, do - na - bis pa - - na - - - - - na no - bis - - - - - - do - na pa cem, mun bis - - - ta - - no - no - - do - na na pa - - di pec - ca - lis 63 pa do bis mun 5 - - - - 6 71 pa - no - - - - bis - - - cem, cem, - - - do - na no - - - do - na no pa - bis pa - - cem, - - - - - do - na no poco rit. bis pa - - - - - - bis - - pa - cem. - cem. - cem. cem. poco rit. Agnus Dei (from Missa Brevis in A minor) – notes, pronunciation and translation Little is known about the life or the music of the Italian composer, Claudio Casciolini, who was born on November 9, 1697, and died on January 18, 1760. He was the choirmaster (maestro di cappella) of the basilica of San Lorenzo in Damaso in Rome in the early 18th century, and upheld the more conservative a cappella choral tradition prevalent in the Roman Church of that time. This Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is spare, almost minimal in content. The half note pulse remains constant throughout the piece, like a heart-beat. Choral phrases should be sung as an individual melodies, with a slight crescendo at the beginning of each phrase and a slight diminuendo at the end of the phrase. Each new choral entrance should receive a bit of emphasis, with the volume of the other voices not covering/obscuring the new entrances. The breath mark indication ( ) implies a quarter note rest. Pronunciation Guide Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi Miserere nobis Dona Nobis Pacem Ahn-yoos Deh-ee kwee toh-lees peh-kah-tah moon-dee Mee-seh-reh-reh naw-bees. Doh-nah-noh-bees pah-chem. English translation Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Grant us peace.
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