Tu scendi dalle stelle (Alfonso Maria de' Liguori)
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- Editor: Carlotta Ferrari (submitted 2022-09-12). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 95 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Arranged for SSA choir.
- Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2015-09-07). Score information: A4, 1 page, 256 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by Francesco Spiga. The same setting as #27024, transposed down a fifth, for 3 voices male choir (tenor, baritone, bass). Audio track performed live by the St. Joseph's Seminary Schola Cantorum, directed by Dr. Jennifer Donelson.
- Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2012-08-28). Score information: A4, 1 page, 198 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged by Francesco Spiga. For SAB with optional basso continuo.
- Editor: Adriano Secco (submitted 2005-12-11). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 149 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Tullio Visioli (submitted 2002-12-07). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 160 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
In Portuguese translation, "Desceste das estrelas"
- Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2019-12-19). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 57 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Unison score. Portuguese translation of 5 first verses.
General Information
Title: Tu scendi dalle stelle
Alternative title: Canzoncina a Gesù Bambino
Composer: Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Lyricist: Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Number of voices: 4 or 3vv Voicing: SATB, SAB, TTB, or TBB
Genre: Sacred, Carol, Folksong
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella or Basso continuo
First published: 1755
Description: The poem was published in a 1755 collection of spiritual works by St. Alphonsus under the title Canzoncina a Gesù Bambino. It seems that it was composed in 1754 in Nola, near Naples. The melody comes from the oral tradition and it is attributable to st. Alphonsus himself.
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Original text and translations
Italian text 1. |
English translation 1. |
Portuguese translation 1. Desceste das estrelas, ó Rei celeste, |
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