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GALLICAN CHANT 77
phons, which were also sung at Magnificat on the preceding evening,
are preserved in French manuscripts, thus attesting their popularity;
and their typical phrases such as 'Hodie illuxit nobis' or 'Dicamus
omnes', are even found in twelfth-century tropers at Madrid. One of
the most interesting of these is the 'Insignis praeconiis' of the
martyrs St. Denys and his companions; the abbey of this dedication
dates back to the seventh century:
Ex. 25 (a)
t
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:
In-si-gnis prae-co-ni-is al-rnae tu-ae no-bi-li-ta-ti con-so- nent vo-ces col-lau-dan-tes,
ver-bosup-pli-cipro-se-qua-mur: A
Ex. 25 (b)
ve, in-cly-te mar-tyr.
In- si gnisprae-co - ni - al-mae tu-ae no-bi-li - ta
-pli - ci pro-se
nent vo - ces col - lau - dan
-
qua-mur: A- " - - ve, in-cly - te mar-tyr.
(Let the voices of them that praise thee ring out with noble proclamation in
honour of thy bountiful dignity: let us follow on with the voice of prayer: Hail,
illustrious martyr.)
6. Chants after the Gospel. On the way back to the altar the
Trisagion was repeated: then followed the sermon, after which a
Litany to which the people responded 'Precamur te, Domine,
miserere'. This ended the first part of the service, the Missa catechu-
menorum.
Ex. 26 (a)
a