O magnum mysterium (Wytze Oostenbrug)

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• (Posted 2021-06-13)  CPDL #64753:       

Editor: Wytze Oostenbrug (submitted 2021-06-13).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 146 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Dedicated to Nieuw Kamerkoor Delft

General Information

Title: O Magnum Mysterium
Composer: Wytze Oostenbrug
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2017
Description: The original Gregorian melody is written in the 8th mode (hypomixolydian) with finalis on G and reciting tone on C. Characteristic here is that this reciting tone (dominant) is not, as usual, a fifth, but a quarter above the finalis. I have transposed this position to C hypomixolydian with reciting tone on F. With this also F major is very close and from there d minor, a minor and even A major are reached. However, the piece closes with an Alleluia in A major.

External websites:

• https://wytzeoostenbrugmuziek.com/o-magnum-mysterium-2017/

Original text and translations

Latin text

Magnificat anima mea Dominus,
Et exsultavit spiritus meus,
in Deo salutari meo.

Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ:
ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes,
Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est,
et sanctum nomen eius,
Et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.

Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo,
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
Deposuit potentes de sede,
et exaltavit humiles.

Esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum,
recordatus misericordiæ suæ,
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,
Abraham et semini eius in sæcula.

Gloria Patri et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.