Nunc dimittis (Costanzo Festa)

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• (Posted 2020-05-01)  CPDL #58349:     

Editor: John Hetland (submitted 2020-05-01).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 810 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Source: Costanzo Festa: Opera omnia, Vol. V, ed. Albert Seay, A,I.M., 1979. Notation here is at the original pitch with time values halved. Translation, text underlay and editorial accidentals by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. 20 Apr 2020

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Title: Nunc dimittis
Composer: Costanzo Festa
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Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

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Description: For Sundays at Compline, and the Canticle of Simeon. Luke 2:29-32. Simeon, who has been told by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before seeing the Lord's Christ, is in the temple when Jesus is brought in for the presentation. He takes the baby in his arms, blesses God and speaks these words.

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