Venite adoremus (Francesco Deffenu)

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• (Posted 2025-07-28)  CPDL #86123:       

Editor: Francesco Deffenu (submitted 2025-07-28).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 1.27 MB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: This sheet music is free, but please could be nice to let me know if you perform this composition (just because I’m curious about the result). Many thanks!

General Information

Title: Venite adoremus
Composer: Francesco Deffenu
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Liturgical music, Good Frida

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2023
Description: Acclamation for choir (SATB) a cappella as a response to the singing of ‘Ecce lignum’ during the Adoration of the Holy Cross on Good Friday. The chant is composed so that the polyphony begins on the same key left by the minister after the intonation of 'Ecce lignum'. It then modulates to end one tone above, thus providing the minister with the new starting key. This way ensures that there are no doubts or difficulties during the planned repetitions, making the performance automatic and always increasing in pitch.

Original text and translations

Latin text

Ecce lignum crucis,
in quo salus mundi pepéndit.
Venite, adorémus..

Italian text

Ecco il legno della Croce,
al quale fu appeso il Cristo, salvatore del mondo.
Venite, adoriamo.