O Magnum Mysterium

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Tue, 2010/12/21 - 8:00pm
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ID: 
599
Composition Date: 
1572
Composer: 
Victoria, Tomás Luis de (1548 – 1611)
Arrangers / Editors: 
Wheeler, Richard W. (1967- )
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Holy Mass
Additional Music at Mass
For the Offertory
For the Communion of the Faithful
Proper Liturgical Time: 
Yuletide (Christmastide)
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
4 min 45 sec
Composition Type: 
Motet
Texture: 
Polyphonic
Voices: 
SATB
Language: 
Latin
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Musical Style: 
High Renaissance

Parts

O Magnum Mysterium: Soprano
O Magnum Mysterium: Soprano
O Magnum Mysterium: Alto
O Magnum Mysterium: Alto
O Magnum Mysterium: Tenor
O Magnum Mysterium: Tenor
O Magnum Mysterium: Bass
O Magnum Mysterium: Bass
Recordings
Copyright Status: 
Copyright
Lyrics: 

O mágnum mystérium, et admirábile sacraméntum, ut animália vidérent Dóminum nátum, iacéntem in praesépio: O beáta Vírgo, cúius víscera meruérunt portáre Dóminum Jésum Chrístum. Allelúia.

Translated Lyrics: 

O great mystery and wondrous thing that the animals behold the new-born Lord lying in a manger.
O Blessed Virgin, whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord Jesus Christ. Alleluia.