Lux fulgebit hodie (Philippe de Monte)

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  • (Posted 2021-12-02)  CPDL #66984: 
Original key (chiavi naturali):   (MIDI)     - Alto in octave transposed violin clef.
Transposed up a tone:   (MIDI)  
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2021-12-02).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 137 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1574 print. Original note values.
  • (Posted 2014-11-27)  CPDL #33505:        (Finale 2004)
Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2014-11-27).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 155 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transposed up a tone from g-dorian, note values halved.

General Information

Title: Lux fulgebit hodie
Composer: Philippe de Monte
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SacredMotetIntroit for the 2nd Mass of Christmas

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1574 in Sacrarum cantionum cum quinque vocibus … liber tertius, Venice, no. 1
    2nd published: 1590 in Corollarium cantionum sacrarum, no. 8
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Original text and translations

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Lux fulgebit hodie super nos: quia natus est nobis Dominus:
et vocabitur Admirabilis Deus, Princeps pacis, Pater futuri saeculi:
cujus regni non erit finis.
Dies sanctificatus illuxit nobis:
venite gentes, et adorate Dominum:
quia hodie descendit lux magna super terram.