Quare fremuerunt gentes (Andrea Gabrieli)
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- (Posted 2023-02-01) CPDL #72491:
- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2023-02-01). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 155 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from 1565 print. Original note values.
General Information
Title: Quare fremuerunt gentes
Composer: Andrea Gabrieli
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1565 in Sacrae cantiones quinque vocum, liber primus, no. 20
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 2.
Latin text
Quare fremuerunt gentes, et populi meditati sunt inania ?
Astiterunt reges terrae, et principes convenerunt in unum adversus Dominum, et adversus Christum ejus.
Dirumpamus vincula eorum, et projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.
Qui habitat in caelis irridebit eos, et Dominus subsannabit eos.
Tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua, et in furore suo conturbabit eos.
Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion, montem sanctum ejus, prædicans praeceptum ejus.
(Ps. 2; 1-6)