Ecce beatam lucem (Alessandro Striggio)

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Editor: Sabine Cassola (added 2006-01-18).   Score information: A4, 32 pages, 680 kilobytes (KB)   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Full score, all ten SATB choirs plus basso continuo, 41 staves per page. A4 format, but should be printed or enlarged to A3 format. Individual parts also available below.

Parts

Editor: Sabine Cassola (added 2006-01-18).   Score information: A4, 1 or 2 pages, each between 60 KB and 80 KB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: All 40 individual voice parts, and separate basso continuo part.

General Information

Title: Ecce beatam lucem
Composer: Alessandro Striggio

Number of voices: 40vv  Voicing: 10 choirs × SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: full instrumental accompaniment; or basso continuo; or may be performed a capella.

Description: One of two extant 40–part motets dating from the 16th Century, the other being Thomas Tallis' Spem in alium.

Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text Ecce beatam lucem;
Ecce bonum sempiternum,
Vos turba electa celebrate Jehovam eiusque natum
aequalem Patri deitatis splendorem.
Virtus Alma et maiestas
passim cenend'ad est.
Quantum decoris illustri in sole,
quam venusta es luna,
quam multo clar'honore sidera fulgent,
quam pulcra quaequ'in orbe.
O quam perennis esca
tam sanctas mentes pascit!
praesto gratia et amor, praesta nec novum;
praesto est fons perpes vitae.
Hic Patriarchae cum Prophetis, hic David,
Rex David ille vates,
cantans sonans adhuc aeternum Deum.
O mel et dulce nectar, O fortunatum sedem!
Haec voluptas, haec quies, haec meta hic scopus
Nos hinc attrahunt recta in paradisum.