Completorium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)

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  • (Posted 2021-03-11)  CPDL #63429:   
Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2021-03-11).   Score information: A4, 37 pages, 682 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: A semi diplomatic edition, Chant sections in choral-notation or hufnagel-notation and transcript. The musical material from BSB 2 MUS.pr.23,beibd 1, is combined with texts from Breviarium Tridentinum 1570.

General Information

Title: Completorium
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4-5vv   Voicing: SATB, and SATTB
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: mid-17th century
Description: Polyphonic settings of "Deus in Adiutorium," the Psalms of The Compline, The Hymn, "Te lucis ante terminum", the small respond "In manus tuas" and the "Nunc Dimitis" from BSB 2 Mus.pr.23,beibd 1. The Polyphonic settings are proposed to be by Victoria by E.C. Cramer.

Parts in this work

1. Deus in adiutorium – falsibordoni
2. The Psalms for Compline – in chant and falsibordoni
2a. Cum Invocarem – Psalm 4
2b. In te, Domine, Speravi – Psalm 30
2c. Qui habitat in adiutorium Altissimi – Psalm 90
2d. Ecce Nunc Benedicte – Psalm 143
3. Miserere, mihi Domine – chant, antiphone to the psalms
4. Te lucis ante terminum – chant and polyphony, hymn
5. In manus tuas – chant and polyphony, Responsorium
6. Nunc dimitis – chant and Polyphony
7. Salva nos, Domine – Chant from another source, Antiphone to Nunc dimittis

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Original text and translations

See individual movements for texts and translations.