Miserere nostri Deus (Adrian Willaert)
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- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 138 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
- Edition notes:
- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2018-10-29). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 135 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from 1559 print. Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note values. Alto is in tenor clef.
General Information
Title: Miserere nostri Deus
Composer: Adrian Willaert
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: ATTBarB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1559 in Musica nova, no. 1.06
Description: Can be performed by all-male choir without falsettists.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Miserere nostri Deus omnium,
respice nos et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum,
et immitte timorem tuum super gentes
quae non exquisierunt te,
ut enarrent mirabilia tua et cognoscant,
quod non est Deus praeter te, Domine.
Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas,
ut videant potentiam tuam.
Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis,
sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis,
ut cognoscant, sicut et nos cognovimus,
quod non est Deus praeter te, Domine.
Ecclesiasticus 36,1-5