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Gloria in excelsis Deo! Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! Et in terra pax. Und Friede auf Erden! Hominibus bonae voluntatis. Und den Menschen ein Wohlgefallen!
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Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Δόξα Σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by André Caplet (1879 - 1925), "Gloria in excelsis deo", 1920, published 1920 [ women's chorus a cappella ], from Messe à trois voix - a capella, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Gloria in excelsis", 1859 [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896) , "Gloria in excelsis", appears in Liturgies intimes, no. 8, first published 1892 [an adaptation] ; composed by René Bernier, Dom Josef Kreps, Denise Isabelle Roger, Henri Tomasi.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts ; composed by Carl Loewe, Felix Mendelssohn.
- Also set in Latin, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts ; composed by Linda Alexandersson, Benjamin Britten, William Ferris, Frank Martin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alba Rosa Viëtor.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) (Anyi Sharma) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 26
Glory to God in the highest! Glory be to God in the highest! And on earth peace. And peace on Earth To men - good will. And to all men - well-being!
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Translators' notes: Macaronic (multi-lingual) texts were common in the Renaissance in German-speaking Europe. Lines 1, 3, and 5 are in Latin and lines 2, 4, and 6 are in German.
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- Translation from Multiple Languages to English copyright © 2024 by Laura Stanfield Prichard and Anyi Sharma, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Multiple Languages by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Δόξα Σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς"
This text was added to the website: 2024-08-28
Line count: 6
Word count: 30