Deus tuorum militum I (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2011-05-30). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Yhe source (MusicXML) is zipped
General Information
Title: Deus tuorum militum
Composer: Anonymous
Number of voices: 3-4vv Voicings: ATT (the three upper voices) and AATB (staves 1,2,4 & 5)
Genre: Sacred, Office hymn for the Common of Martyrs
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Trent ms88, copied c.1445-1475
Description: "Commune martyrum" hymn transcribed from the Trent manuscript tr88. It can be sung to either 3 or 4 voices: the three upper voices or the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th voice. Only the text incipit.
External websites: http://www1.trentinocultura.net/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=22652&mode=2
Original text and translations
Latin text
Deus, tuorum militum
sors et corona, præmium,
laudes canentes martyris
absolve nexu criminis.
Hic (Hæc) nempe mundi gaudia
et blandimenta noxia
caduca rite deputans,
pervenit ad cælestia.
Pœnas cucurrit fortiter
et sustulit viriliter;
pro te refundens sanguinem,
æterna dona possidet.
Ob hoc precatu supplici
te poscimus, piissime;
in hoc triumpho martyris
dimitte noxam servulis.
Ut consequamur muneris
ipsius et consortia,
lætemur ac perenniter
iuncti polorum sedibus.
Laus et perennis gloria
tibi, Pater, cum Filio,
Sancto simul Paraclito
in sæculorum sæcula.