{"id":12771,"date":"2023-11-22T21:12:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/?p=12771"},"modified":"2023-11-22T21:14:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:14:50","slug":"new-recording-of-ave-verum-corpus-by-w-a-mozart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/new-recording-of-ave-verum-corpus-by-w-a-mozart\/","title":{"rendered":"New recording of Ave Verum Corpus by W.A. Mozart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lezNC8tpDx0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Here is our new recording of Mozart&#8217;s Ave Verum Corpus by the vocal quartet Tembresha. We recorded this in my living room at the tail end of the pandemic in December 2021. This was one of several groups I worked with in my home during the pandemic. During the pandemic I wasn&#8217;t able to perform publicly so I started working with people in my home as a way to keep my sanity and creativity alive.<\/p>\n<p>Click the bottom right of the video &#8220;Watch on YouTube&#8221; to listen to it on my YouTube channel and also to read more about the singers, our recording and the history of Mozart&#8217;s Ave Verum Corpus<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the history of Ave Verum Corpus by W.A. Mozart: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ave_verum_corpus_(Mozart)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ave_verum_corpus_(Mozart)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this recording on your favorite streaming platform: <a href=\"https:\/\/social.tunecore.com\/linkShare?linkid=kvv70yBgJXvm6qcaL8RFqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/social.tunecore.com\/linkShare?linkid=kvv70yBgJXvm6qcaL8RFqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I first sang Mozart&#8217;s Ave Verum Corpus in 1977 as a boy soprano in the Northwest Boychoir (Seattle, WA USA). It is one of my absolute favorite sacred choral pieces and my favorite choral piece by W.A. Mozart. (I would say &#8220;favorite sacred choral work&#8221; but there&#8217;s always the Mass in B minor by J.S. Bach&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are also very moving. Here&#8217;s the original Latin lyrics and the English translation:<\/p>\n<p>LYRICS &#8211; AVE VERUM CORPUS<\/p>\n<p>ORIGINAL LATIN<br \/>\nAve verum corpus,<br \/>\nNatum de Maria virgine;<br \/>\nVere passum immolatum<br \/>\nIn crucis pro homine.<br \/>\nCuius latus perforatum<br \/>\nUnda fluxit et sanguine.<br \/>\nEsto nobis praegustatum<br \/>\nIn mortis examine.<\/p>\n<p>ENGLISH TRANSLATION<br \/>\nHail, true body,<br \/>\nBorn of the virgin Mary;<br \/>\nWho has truly suffered, slaughtered<br \/>\nOn the Cross for humanity.<br \/>\nWhose side was pierced,<br \/>\nPouring out water and blood.<br \/>\nBe a foretaste for us<br \/>\nDuring our ordeal of death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is our new recording of Mozart&#8217;s Ave Verum Corpus by the vocal quartet Tembresha. We recorded this in my living room at the tail end of the pandemic in December 2021. This was one of several groups I worked with in my home during the pandemic. 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