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Phos hilaron 
for soprano and oboe 
James Bergin 
2011
Phos hilaron 
Original Ancient Text 
Φῶσ ἱ λαρὸν ἁγίασ δόξθσ ἀθανάτου Πατρόσ, 
οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαροσ, Ἰ θςοῦ Χριςτζ, 
ἐλθόντεσ ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δφςιν, ἰ δόντεσ φῶσ ἑςπερινόν, 
ὑμνοῦμεν Πατζρα, Υἱ όν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. 
Ἄξιόν ςε ἐν πᾶςι καιροῖ σ ὑμνεῖ ςθαι φωναῖ σ αἰ ςίαισ, 
Υἱ ὲ Θεοῦ, ηωὴν ὁ διδοφσ· διὸ ὁ κόςμοσ ςὲ δοξάηει. 
Transliteration 
Phōs hilarón haghías dóxēs, athanátou Patrós, 
ouraníou, haghíou, mákaros, Iēsoū Christé, 
elthóntes epí tēn hēlíou dýsin, idóntes phōs hesperinón, 
hymnoūmen Patéra, Hyión, kaí Hághion Pneŭma, Theón. 
Áxión se en pāsi kairoīs hymneīsthai phōnaīs aisíais, 
Hyié Theoū, zoēn ho didoús, dió ho kósmos se doxázei. 
Verbatim translation 
O Light gladsome of the holy glory of the Immortal Father, 
the Heavenly, the Holy, the Blessed, O Jesus Christ, 
having come upon the setting of the sun, having seen the light of the evening, 
we praise the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: God. 
All accidentals (both traditional and microtonal) 
apply only to the notes they precede.
q=40 
 
to Celia Twomey 
Phos hilaron 
in memory of Steven Dennis Bodner 
u 
j 
s 
= 16 cents high 
= 16 cents low 
= 33 cents high 
= 33 cents low 
= 50 cents high 
= 50 cents low 
attrib. St. Athenogenes c. 305 James Bergin 2011 
Mezzo-soprano 
Oboe 
 
o i 
l 
(accidentals, both traditional and microtonal, 
apply only to the notes they precede) 
  
 
sempre legato 
5 
 mf 
mp   
5 5 
k   i I k     ik k  5 5 
3 
   
 ˆ 
 i  5 3 
k  f 
mf 
  k  I  3   ˆ i  k 
mf 
5 
5 
p 
   i 
5 
   
K 
Phos 
    ˆ   
hil-a ron  - 
     
k 
 - 
hagh i 
I 
- as 
f 
5  
  o 
dox  
 
  
- is, 
mp 
 i  
a 
- tha 5:4e 
3 
3 5 3 
3 
  
  I  3:2q    
p 
L  3 
 
ˆ    
3 
f 
7 
 
k 
    
I 
-tou Pa tros, 
na 
- 
 3  
mf 
i  ˆ 
ou 
- - - - - ran 
ˆ 
i - 
  
  
k 
ou, 
- 
 
3 3 5 
5 
  
3 3 
   ii  
mp 
  I 
f 
    
8 
  I 
7 3 
hagh 
-i 
K 
- ou 
i 
 - a ros 
mak 
k 
- 
  
     ˆ 
  
I     K 
f 
 i    
3 3 3 
 k 
9  
 
  
 o  
Ii 
 
i 
 - 
sou 
 
Chri 
ste.  
 
 
- 
5  
mp 
   
 
 el 
- thon tes 
i 
-  
e pi 
  k 
 i   
 
- tin 
hil 3 5 5 
5:4e 7 
 
k     i  o    
 3 i 
 
mp 
3 5 
11  
p 
k  I 
5 7 5 5 
    ki I 5  k 5 
    
 
 
 kI K 
 
i 
ou 
i 
- 
U 
- sin, 
dy 
i 
k 
- phos 
don  - tes 
   j  
  I   I K 
p 
3 5 
    5 5 5 5 
i k       
    
f 
 i 
13  
3 iK   
 
 
i 
es 
k 
- non,  
-per i 
hymn 
 
ou 
  
  k  
ˆ 
i 
- - - - men 
Pa 
I 
- ter  
- 
 i      
 3 
f 
2
f 
k K i 
   
   
 
15  
  3  5:4y 7 5 5 
 
 
     
a, 
k 
l 
 - 
     
- Hyi on, 
k 
 -i 
ke hagh 
ˆ 
- on 
 
-ma, 
Pneu  
The 
5 
poco rit. 
  
p 
k 
 
on. 
- - - 
  Ik  I  
17  
poco meno mosso 
 i   k I  3  
 
 
 
    
 
p 
5 
 i i 
f K 
   
mp 
 
Tempo primo 
 
 
19 
 
    
mf 
i  
Hax 
l 
 - 
- i on 
  
k 
 
se 
    
k 
 si 
en pa 
i 
- 
K 
ker is - 
     i 5 
hymn 
I 
- is 
 K 
 
 
- - the, 
5 
7 5 3 
   
 3  i  ˆ   i i  5 5 
  K  
mf 
3 
21 
 
mf 
 3 
i 
 
 phon 
es 
- 
 
e si    
- 
k I       i K     i 
   5 3 5 5 
es,  - - - - - - - 
J 
I 
mf 
5 
3 
3    l l     k   i3 k   5 
 u 
3
5 5 7 i5 k 
 3 
(o i 23  
 
 
 i 
k    
    k   
i 
Hy 
- ie 
The 
- ouzo 
  
in 
 
ho di 
dous,  
3 
5 
  i  5 
3 5 
 i    k  i 
25 
  
 
 
f 
I 
k 
I k       
di 
o - 
  
i 
 
   
   j5 I 
o kos 
i       
7 7 
5 
- - - - 
f    k    i  k u  5:4e 
 K 
5 
p 
   ˆ ˆ    i k 7 5 5 
26 
    K I 
     
- - - mos 
se 
i 
3 
7 
- - - - - - 
k 
    k i  k 
mf 
  I K 
p 
7 
27 
 
  5 
u 
- dox 
a 
k 
 
  
- 
ff 
 u   i    o   
zi. 
5 5 
- - - - - - - 
  i  ˆ 
5 
5 
   
 
 i   
ff 
3 
4

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Phos hilaron (2011)

  • 1. Phos hilaron for soprano and oboe James Bergin 2011
  • 2. Phos hilaron Original Ancient Text Φῶσ ἱ λαρὸν ἁγίασ δόξθσ ἀθανάτου Πατρόσ, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαροσ, Ἰ θςοῦ Χριςτζ, ἐλθόντεσ ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δφςιν, ἰ δόντεσ φῶσ ἑςπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατζρα, Υἱ όν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν ςε ἐν πᾶςι καιροῖ σ ὑμνεῖ ςθαι φωναῖ σ αἰ ςίαισ, Υἱ ὲ Θεοῦ, ηωὴν ὁ διδοφσ· διὸ ὁ κόςμοσ ςὲ δοξάηει. Transliteration Phōs hilarón haghías dóxēs, athanátou Patrós, ouraníou, haghíou, mákaros, Iēsoū Christé, elthóntes epí tēn hēlíou dýsin, idóntes phōs hesperinón, hymnoūmen Patéra, Hyión, kaí Hághion Pneŭma, Theón. Áxión se en pāsi kairoīs hymneīsthai phōnaīs aisíais, Hyié Theoū, zoēn ho didoús, dió ho kósmos se doxázei. Verbatim translation O Light gladsome of the holy glory of the Immortal Father, the Heavenly, the Holy, the Blessed, O Jesus Christ, having come upon the setting of the sun, having seen the light of the evening, we praise the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: God. All accidentals (both traditional and microtonal) apply only to the notes they precede.
  • 3. q=40  to Celia Twomey Phos hilaron in memory of Steven Dennis Bodner u j s = 16 cents high = 16 cents low = 33 cents high = 33 cents low = 50 cents high = 50 cents low attrib. St. Athenogenes c. 305 James Bergin 2011 Mezzo-soprano Oboe  o i l (accidentals, both traditional and microtonal, apply only to the notes they precede)    sempre legato 5  mf mp   5 5 k   i I k     ik k  5 5 3     ˆ  i  5 3 k  f mf   k  I  3   ˆ i  k mf 5 5 p    i 5    K Phos     ˆ   hil-a ron  -      k  - hagh i I - as f 5    o dox     - is, mp  i  a - tha 5:4e 3 3 5 3 3     I  3:2q    p L  3  ˆ    3 f 7  k     I -tou Pa tros, na -  3  mf i  ˆ ou - - - - - ran ˆ i -     k ou, -  3 3 5 5   3 3    ii  mp   I 
  • 4. f     8   I 7 3 hagh -i K - ou i  - a ros mak k -        ˆ   I     K f  i    3 3 3  k 9      o  Ii  i  - sou  Chri ste.    - 5  mp      el - thon tes i -  e pi   k  i    - tin hil 3 5 5 5:4e 7  k     i  o     3 i  mp 3 5 11  p k  I 5 7 5 5     ki I 5  k 5        kI K  i ou i - U - sin, dy i k - phos don  - tes    j    I   I K p 3 5     5 5 5 5 i k           f  i 13  3 iK     i es k - non,  -per i hymn  ou     k  ˆ i - - - - men Pa I - ter  -  i       3 f 2
  • 5. f k K i        15    3  5:4y 7 5 5        a, k l  -      - Hyi on, k  -i ke hagh ˆ - on  -ma, Pneu  The 5 poco rit.   p k  on. - - -   Ik  I  17  poco meno mosso  i   k I  3          p 5  i i f K    mp  Tempo primo   19      mf i  Hax l  - - i on   k  se     k  si en pa i - K ker is -      i 5 hymn I - is  K   - - the, 5 7 5 3     3  i  ˆ   i i  5 5   K  mf 3 21  mf  3 i   phon es -  e si    - k I       i K     i    5 3 5 5 es,  - - - - - - - J I mf 5 3 3    l l     k   i3 k   5  u 3
  • 6. 5 5 7 i5 k  3 (o i 23     i k        k   i Hy - ie The - ouzo   in  ho di dous,  3 5   i  5 3 5  i    k  i 25     f I k I k       di o -   i        j5 I o kos i       7 7 5 - - - - f    k    i  k u  5:4e  K 5 p    ˆ ˆ    i k 7 5 5 26     K I      - - - mos se i 3 7 - - - - - - k     k i  k mf   I K p 7 27    5 u - dox a k    - ff  u   i    o   zi. 5 5 - - - - - - -   i  ˆ 5 5      i   ff 3 4