Factum est silentium (Hieronymus Praetorius)

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  • (Posted 2020-03-12)  CPDL #57493: 
Original key (high chiavette):   (MIDI)    
Transposed down a tone:   (MIDI)  
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2020-03-12).   Score information: A4, 13 pages, 203 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1599 print. Original note values.

General Information

Title: Factum est silentium
Composer: Hieronymus Praetorius
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1599 in Cantiones sacrae de praecipuis festis totius anni, Hamburg, no. 26
    2nd published: 1603 in Florilegium selectissimarum cantionum, no. 77
Description: A motet for the feast of Michael the Archangel.

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Factum est silentium in coelo
dum commiteret bellum draco cum Michaele Archangelo.
Audita est vox millia millium dicentium:
Laus, honor et virtus omnipotenti Deo.

Millia millium ministrabant ei,
et decies centena millia assitebant ei.
Audita est vox millia millium dicentium:
Laus, honor et virtus omnipotenti Deo.