August 20, 1611 was a spanish composer of the late renaissance. Research center and abvlensis images are registered at o. He was sent to rome to study, possibly for a time under palestrina during the latters years at the roman seminary. I am taking music history at the college i am attending for music. But the season of christmas is often short, and that motet cant be sung at other times of the year. While we cant be sure, the fluid counterpoint of his 1572 motet o magnum mysterium, which sets a matins chant telling of the wonder of the sight of the newborn christ, is worthy of the italian master himself. Motets o magnum mysterium and o vos omnes as interactive. O magnum mysterium in circumcisione domini motecta, venetiis, 1572. Victoria o magnum mysterium the cambridge singers youtube. The masses, o magnum mysterium and o quam gloriosum. In 1565 after his voice had changed, victoria received a grant from philip ii to attend the. I really liked listening to this piece so i thought to arrange it for saxophone quartet.
O ma gnum myste ri um, et admi ra bi le sacra menaf fffe i j j k k k k j n k k k kz k k k k k o ma gnum mys te ri um, et admi af fffe l m j j j jz k fk k j n k k k a m ffffe l l l l l l bffffe l l l l l l 7 tum, o ma gnum af. As part of the matins nighttime worship, the text has been around for centuries. In the missa o magnum mysterium victoria swings into triple time briefly just once in the gloria, fleetingly three times in the credo, and then to great effect in the. In 1571 he succeeded palestrina there as choirmaster, a post he also subsequently occupied at the jesuit orders german college. Carducci quartet play the wexford carol a classic fm. It included what has become one of the canonical settings of o magnum mysterium.
Program notes, texts, and translations the major focus of todays program is sacred music of the renaissance. O magnum mysterium in circumcisione domini 1572, 1583b. Well, lets remember thattwenty years after composing o magnum mysterium fr. He was the most famous composer of the 16th century in spain, and is considered by many to be second only to palestrina as a composer of sacred polyphony at the time. One of victoria s most endearing creations, it unfolds serenely, richly. Print and download in pdf or midi o magnum mysterium. Pdf choral satb a cappella religious sacred license. O magnum mysterium the first two of the settings of o magnum mysterium that we are going to sing today were composed during this time. Sacred, motet, magnificat antiphon for christmas day. Although the original publication entitles it in circuncisione domini, its text is taken from a responsory of christmas matins and its use has always been as a christmas motet. Kathryn louderback holiday music, music in time, works in depth christmas, church, gregorian chant, motet, renaissance, spanish. O magnum mysterium victoria sheet music for piano download.
O magnum mysterium javier busto pdf 12 joiblowecout. Ack in 2015, i created individual rehearsal videos for o magnum mysterium, and tens of thousands have downloaded them. O magnum mysterium is a catholic church chant sung at christmastime. And yet the young spanish composer offers nothing truly revolutionary in the work. All content signed by an author are of their property as its efects. The motet o magnum mysterium published in 1572 has been a favourite of choirs ever since the revival of victoria s music eighty years ago.
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