O rex gentium (Hotinet Barra)
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- Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2017-09-27). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 60 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original pitch and note values; modern clefs.
General Information
Title: O rex gentium
Composer: Hotinet Barra
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: STTB
Genre: Sacred, Magnificat antiphon, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1534 in Motettorum, Book 7 (Pierre Attaingnant), no. 12
Description: Antiphon for 22 December, published by Attaingnant as one of a set of Advent ('Great') Antiphons by various composers. The original clefs were C1, C3,C4 & F4. Ascribed to Hotinet, who went under several aliases, including Jean Barra and Hotinet Barra, and was active between 1510 and 1523.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
O Rex gentium, et desideratus earum,
lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum:
Veni, et salva hominem quem de limo formasti.