La gloria se admire (José de Torres)

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  • (Posted 2010-04-10)  CPDL #21403:        (Sibelius 5)
Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2010-04-10).   Score information: A4, 15 pages, 108 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: from the Música Colonial Archive. The manuscript describes the voices in the first choir as "tiple 1", "tiple 2", "alto" and "tenor", but the tessitura seems more suitable for SATB.

General Information

Title: La gloria se admire
Composer: José de Torres

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SATB.SATB, or SSAT.SATB
Genre: SacredVillancico

Language: Spanish
Instruments: String ensemble

First published:
Description: An 8 part villancico. There are no "coplas" as would usually be expected. They may possibly be missing, although the manuscript contains no evidence that they were ever included.

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Original text and translations

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La gloria se admire, la tierra se pasme, que el lleno de gracia se ve en un instante, formando placeres, venciendo pesares.
La gloria, la tierra, se admire, se pasme, pues para el asombro que copia admirable, Dios hizo en Maria concepto tan grande que a luz dio sin sombras el mas puro examen.