Alleluia, angelus Domini

SATB choir, piano
Gradual by José Mauricio Nunes Garcia

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Available in the Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers

This Christmas gradual sets a text from the second chapter of the book of Matthew depicting the moment that the angel tells Joseph to take his family to Egypt. The original instrumentation is flute, two horns, strings, and organ, and Alec Schumacker has prepared an orchestral reduction for piano for this edition. (Publisher description)

Alleluia. The angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, “Get up and take the boy and his mother and flee into Egypt.” Alleluia.