Domine quinque talenta

Communion antiphon. In old mss. assigned to Common of Confessors; in Vatican & Solesmes editions found under the Feast of Peter Chrysologus (Dec. 4); in the 1970 NO assigned to Ordinary Time 33A and as an option for the Mass of the Dead.

Notes on selected settings

Henri de la Court 5vv Philippe Duc SSATB or SATTB; first two lines as first section of second part Guillaume Dufay TBB Jacob Handl (Gallus) 5vv (omits "quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, supra multa te constituam") 8vv

Orlando di Lasso? Teütsche Lautenbuch darinnenn kunstliche Muteten 1574/13 (fol. 27) Jan Tollius SAT Francisco Valls SSAT, 1st half only Jacobus Vaet

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Andreas Hakenberger — Domine quinque talenta  Latin SATB.SATB
• Jacob Handl — Domine quinque talenta a 5  Latin SAATB,SATTB
• Jacob Handl — Domine quinque talenta a 8  Latin ATTB.ATTB
• Heinrich Isaac — Domine quinque talenta  Latin ATTB
• Nobuaki Izawa — Domine quinque talenta  Latin SATB
• George Paon — Domine, quinque talenta  Latin SSSATTTTBB

Text and translations

Latin text Domine, quinque talenta tradidisti mihi: ecce alia quinque superlucratus sum. Euge serve fidelis, quia in pauca fuisti fidelis, supra multa te constituam, intra in gaudium domini tui. (Matth.25:20,21)

English translation Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above. Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (Rheims New Testament, 1582)