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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
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*{{PostedDate|2012-10-08}} {{CPDLno|27286}} [[Media:Crespel,_David_rex_propheta_a5.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Crespel,_David_rex_propheta_a5.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:Crespel,_David_rex_propheta_a5.mxl|{{XML}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Mick Swithinbank|2012-10-08}}{{ScoreInfo|20.1 x 27.6 cm|11|91.81}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|In the original key in modern clefs. Source: Liber nonus ecclesiasticarum cantionum 5 vocum, Susato, Antwerp 1554 (accessed via Royal Holloway website, earlymusiconline).}} | |||
==General Information== | |||
{{Title|''David, rex propheta''}} | |||
{{Composer|Jean Crespel}} | {{Composer|Jean Crespel}} | ||
{{Voicing|5|SAATB}} | {{Voicing|5|SAATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Motets}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Motets}} | ||
{{Language|Latin}} | {{Language|Latin}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | |||
''' | {{Pub|1|1554|in ''[[Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum, liber 9]]''|no=13}} | ||
{{Descr|A setting of a non-Biblical text praising King David as a musician - probably a unique text, of unknown authorship. Musical instruments are mentioned, and to some extent musically imitated, in Part Two.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|Latin | {{top}}{{Text|Latin| | ||
David rex propheta Dei | David rex propheta Dei | ||
David musicorum decus | David musicorum decus | ||
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voce tuba lyra cornu | voce tuba lyra cornu | ||
David vos sit exemplo | David vos sit exemplo | ||
heus quot quot estis musici. | heus quot quot estis musici.}} | ||
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{{Translation|English| | |||
{{Translation|English | |||
King David was God’s prophet. | King David was God’s prophet. | ||
David, that glory of musicians, | David, that glory of musicians, | ||
strove to please God, not so much | strove to please God, not so much | ||
with sacrifices and festive ceremonies | with sacrifices and festive ceremonies | ||
as with music and sweet harmonies. | as with music and sweet harmonies. | ||
He used, wondrous to tell, | He used, wondrous to tell, | ||
four times a thousand singers, | four times a thousand singers, | ||
to confess their devotion to God | to confess their devotion to God | ||
with an ardent voice, | with an ardent voice, | ||
and with the trumpet, lyre and horn. | and with the trumpet, lyre and horn. | ||
Let David serve as an example | Let David serve as an example | ||
to all of you musicians. | to all of you musicians. | ||
(With thanks to Dana F. Sutton for help with the translation) | (With thanks to Dana F. Sutton for help with the translation)}} | ||
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[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Renaissance music]] | [[Category:Renaissance music]] |
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- Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2012-10-08). Score information: 20.1 x 27.6 cm, 11 pages, 91.81 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: In the original key in modern clefs. Source: Liber nonus ecclesiasticarum cantionum 5 vocum, Susato, Antwerp 1554 (accessed via Royal Holloway website, earlymusiconline).
General Information
Title: David, rex propheta
Composer: Jean Crespel
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1554 in Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum, liber 9, no. 13
Description: A setting of a non-Biblical text praising King David as a musician - probably a unique text, of unknown authorship. Musical instruments are mentioned, and to some extent musically imitated, in Part Two.
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Original text and translations
Latin text David rex propheta Dei |
English translation King David was God’s prophet. |