O quam gloriosum (Jacobus Vaet)

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• (Posted 2025-05-28)  CPDL #85127:     

Editor: Simon Biazeck (submitted 2025-05-28).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 125 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original pitch.

• (Posted 2025-05-28)  CPDL #85126:     

Editor: Simon Biazeck (submitted 2025-05-28).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 125 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed up a minor third.

• (Posted 2019-01-29)  CPDL #53094:       

Editor: Gary Harney (submitted 2019-01-29).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 97 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved. Cautionary accidentals editorial. Final on D.

• (Posted 2018-05-28)  CPDL #49873:       

Editor: John Hetland (submitted 2018-05-28).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 444 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Source: Jacobus Vaet: Sämtliche Werke I, ed. Milton Steinhardt, 1961. Notation here is a tone higher than original with time values halved. Translation, text underlay and editorial accidentals by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. 30 Dec 2017

General Information

Title: O quam gloriosum
Composer: Jacobus Vaet
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Magnificat antiphon for All Saints

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1599
    2nd published: 1929 in Das Chorwerk, no. 2.2
    3rd published: 1977 in The Chester Book of Motets, Book 5, no. 10
    4th published: 2004 in Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs, no. 51
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External websites:

• https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN1687604444&PHYSID=PHYS_0025&DMDID=DMDLOG_0002

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at O quam gloriosum.

Latin text O quam gloriósum est régnum, in quo cum Chrísto gaudent ómnes sáncti! Amícti stólis álbis, et sequúntur Agnum quocúmque íerit. Allelúia.

English translation O how glorious is the kingdom in which with Christ all the saints rejoice! Dressed in white robes, and they follow the Lamb wherever he goes. Alleluia.