Personent Hodie

Personent Hodie (on this Day Earth shall ring). 9 lessons and carols. St Johns
Episcopal Church, Naperville.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• choir
• chimes
• advent

[MillieAzure]

I prefer this song in Latin, you get a better contrast between the staccato and legato phrases with the Latin, and it's better for diction that way which, seeing as it was composed as a processional piece, does help. Crisp diction, crisp steps. I suppose if you aren't processing, English is fine, though. I do like the addition of the hand bells, the fit with the translation of the title.

[chamberl]

I agree 100%, but then I am not the director nor the arranger.

[bassman462]

Why perform it in english?

[rosmilward]

Here is an opportunity to hear a chorale that I already know and love, but this time in English language ... though it is not as pleasant to the ear as is the Latin diction (which i adore), it offers me a greater grasp of the song's intent. Thankyou chamber1. Thankyou too, MillieAzure, for a good comment which initiates reflection.

[rosmilward]

Here is an opportunity to hear a chorale that I already know and love, but this time in English language ... though it is not as pleasant to the ear as is the Latin diction (which i adore), it offers me a greater grasp of the song's intent. Thankyou chamber1. Thankyou too, MillieAzure, for a good comment which initiates reflection.

[HannyBananny455]

my choir is singing this song with a version that is in English AND Latin. Best of both worlds....completely agree with MillieAzure about staccato! This version is too slow for me....

[petewentzluverxo]

its good in both!

[laetus]

eww

[teavicenza]

the best is in latin... in english is terrible

[ElRico333]

terrible in english

[cooldannyt12]

i agree it is a better song when it is in latin we are singing this song in our christmas concert you have ruined it by singing in english it sounds so much better in latin