Aestimatus sum (Carlo Gesualdo)

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CPDL #17930:  

Editor: Diana Thompson (added 2008-08-17).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 63 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Aestimatus sum
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo

Number of voices: 6vv  Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Gesualdo, 1611

Description: Response no. 8 of the Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday

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Original text and translations

Latin text

Aestimatus sum cum descendentibus in lacum,
factus sum sicut homo sine adjutorio, inter mortuos liber.

Versus: Posuerunt me in lacu inferiori,
in tenebrosis et in umbra mortis.

[Factus sum]