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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
Gloria is part of the [[Mass|Ordinary of the Mass]]. At present it immediately follows the acclamations [[Kyrie|Kyrie eleison]] at the beginning of Mass. Also known as the "Greater Doxology" or the "Angelic Hymn". | Gloria is part of the [[Mass|Ordinary of the Mass]]. At present it immediately follows the acclamations [[:Category:Kyrie|Kyrie eleison]] at the beginning of Mass. Also known as the "Greater Doxology" or the "Angelic Hymn". | ||
Composed on the model of the Psalms, its authorship is unknown, though it obviously takes as a point of departure the salutation of the angels at St Luke 2:14. By the 4th century the Greek original was being used at morning prayer; in the west it is sung at Mass on Sundays (except during Advent and Lent) and on certain feasts. | Composed on the model of the Psalms, its authorship is unknown, though it obviously takes as a point of departure the salutation of the angels at St Luke 2:14. By the 4th century the Greek original was being used at morning prayer; in the west it is sung at Mass on Sundays (except during Advent and Lent) and on certain feasts. | ||
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Published editions often omit the plainsong intonation, and begin "Et in terra pax". | Published editions often omit the plainsong intonation, and begin "Et in terra pax". | ||
In Anglican usage, the Gloria appears in the usual place in the 1549 | In Anglican usage, the Gloria appears in the usual place in the 1549 ''Book of Common Prayer'', after which it was moved to the end of the Communion Service until the liturgical reforms of the mid-twentieth century. The scores of Masses by English composers often follow this arrangement. | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== |
Revision as of 10:05, 20 June 2008
General Information
Gloria is part of the Ordinary of the Mass. At present it immediately follows the acclamations Kyrie eleison at the beginning of Mass. Also known as the "Greater Doxology" or the "Angelic Hymn".
Composed on the model of the Psalms, its authorship is unknown, though it obviously takes as a point of departure the salutation of the angels at St Luke 2:14. By the 4th century the Greek original was being used at morning prayer; in the west it is sung at Mass on Sundays (except during Advent and Lent) and on certain feasts.
Published editions often omit the plainsong intonation, and begin "Et in terra pax".
In Anglican usage, the Gloria appears in the usual place in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, after which it was moved to the end of the Communion Service until the liturgical reforms of the mid-twentieth century. The scores of Masses by English composers often follow this arrangement.
Original text and translations
Latin text
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
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English translation (traditional language from the "Book of Common Prayer"): Glory be to God on high,
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