O quam metuendus (Jacob Handl)
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- Editor: Ross Jallo (submitted 2013-05-11). Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 183 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original key; note values halved (quartered in proportio tripla section). Editorial accidentals added.
General Information
Title: O quam metuendus
Composer: Jacob Handl
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAT.ATBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Magnificat antiphon at Vespers for the Dedication of a Church.
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1607 in Musarum Sioniarum, no. 36-37
2nd published: 1618 in Florilegium Portense Vol. 1, no. 29
Description: Handl's polychoral motet for the dedication of a church.
Original text and translations
- Other settings of the opening part may be found at O quam metuendus.
Latin text O quam metuendus est locus iste! |
English translation Oh, how awe-inspiring is this place! |