O lux et decus Hispaniae (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
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- Editor: Adrian Wall (submitted 2015-10-24). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 382 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Transposed up a tone
- CPDL #17331: Finale 2006
- Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-25). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 90 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 90 KB, MIDI: 10 KB, Finale 2006: 30 KB.
- Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2004-10-19). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 81 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. Full score and individual parts available as midi files.
General Information
Title: O lux et decus Hispaniae
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
Published: Florilegium Sacrarum Cantionum - Petrius Phalesius - 1609.
Description: Number 35 of "Florilegium Sacrarum Cantionum"
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Original text and translations
Latin text
O lux et decus Hispaniae,
sanctissime Jacobe, qui inter apostolos primatum tenes,
primus eorum martyrio laureatus.
Alleluia.
English translation
O light and grace of Spain,
most holy James, you who were the first among the apostles,
were the first of them to wear a martyr's crown.
Alleluia.