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<b>Title:</b> <i>Rorate caeli desuper</i><br>
<b>Title:</b> <i>Rorate caeli desuper</i><br>
<b>Composer:</b> [[William Byrd]]<br>
<b>Composer:</b> [[William Byrd]]<br>
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<b>Number of voices:</b> 5vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> SATTB<br>
<b>Number of voices:</b> 5vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> SATTB<br>
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[:Category:Motets|Motets]] <br>
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[:Category:Motets|Motets]] <br>
<b>Language:</b> [[Latin]]<br>
{{Language|Latin}} {{a cappella}}
<b>Instruments: </b>none, a cappella<br>
<b>Published: </b>Gradualia I (1605) vol.1 no.12<br>
<b>Published: </b>Gradualia I (1605) vol.1 no.12<br>


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Editor: David Fraser (added 2002-10-28).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 130 kbytes   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Revised April 2006 (complete reconstruction from original printed source). Critical edition 09/06

General Information

Title: Rorate caeli desuper
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 5vv  Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motets

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Gradualia I (1605) vol.1 no.12

Description: Introit for Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin during Advent

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum: aperiatur terra, et germinet salvatorem.
Benedixisti, Domine, terram tuam: avertisti captivitatem Jacob.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.


English.png English translation

Drop down ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: Let the earth open and bring forth a Saviour.
Lord, thou hast blessed thy land: Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Glory be...