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Ere Zij God! / Glory to God!

SATB choral score with piano reduction
PEL2085-Choir and Piano

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Page count
16
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Full score and instrumental parts for brass quintet, organ, and timpani
PEL2085-FS/Brass

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AN ARRANGEMENT OF THE DUTCH CAROL FOR SATB CHOIR AND ORGAN WITH BRASS QUINTET AND TIMPANI

Set in a new arrangement by Paul Halley for the 35th Annual CBC Christmas Sing-In in Montreal, December 2014, this is a Christmas carol popular among American and Canadian Reformed churches with Dutch ancestral roots. It is translated from the Dutch "Ere Zij God!" and is one of the most beloved carols sung in Protestant churches in the Netherlands. The lyrics are inspired by the song of the angels when the birth of Christ was announced to the shepherds, Luke 2:14. First appearing in Dutch songbooks in 1857, the music is atrributed to F. A. Schultz, possibly 1731, Konigsberg, and is broad in style, in A-B-A form, with an extended, flowing, double-Amen ending. Halley's arrangement opens with a brass fanfare that lifts the carol to majestic heights as the choir enters on a modulation and the voicing swirls in glory and tenderness befitting the text and the joy of Christmas. Simply gorgeous.
 


Commissioned by Jake and Jocelyne Knoppers in honor of the 35th Annual CBC Christmas SIng-In held at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal, December 7, 2014.

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    'Ere Zij God!', arr. Halley, performed by Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir, The Maritime Brass Quintet, and Paul Halley, directed by Nick Halley
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    Included on the recording "Love Came Down - Carols for Christmas" with Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir, The Maritime Brass Quintet, and Paul Halley, directed by Nick Halley

    Ere Zij God! (Glory To God!)

    Words:  Luke 2:14 para. F. A. Schultz
    Music: F. A. Schultz (c. 1870), arranged by Paul Halley

    In Dutch :
    Ere zij God! Ere zij God
    In den hoge, in den hoge, in den hoge!
    Vrede op aarde, vrede op aarde
    In de mensen een welbehagen

    Ere zij God in den hoge!
    Ere zij God in den hoge!
    Vrede op aarde, vrede op aarde
    In de mensen een welbehagen
    In de mensen, een welbehagen, een welbehagen

    Ere zij God! Ere zij God
    In den hoge, in den hoge, in den hoge!
    Vrede op aarde, vrede op aarde
    In de mensen een welbehagen

    In English:
    Glory to God! Glory to God
    In the highest, in the highest, in the highest!
    Peace be on Earth, peace be on Earth
    To the people whom God delights in.

    Glory to God in the highest!
    Glory to God in the highest!
    Peace be on Earth, peace be on Earth,
    To the people whom God delights in,
    To the people whom God delights in, whom God delights in.

    Glory to God! Glory to God!
    In the highest, in the highest, in the highest!
    Peace be on Earth, peace be on Earth
    To the people whom God delights in.

    Amen. Amen.

    Catalogue number
    PEL2085
    Duration
    06'00"
    Difficulty
    Uses / Season / Theme