Quem vidistis

Quem vidistis, pastores is the third responsory at Matins for Christmas Day. Many motet settings go only as far as the first Respond.

Settings by composer

Gregorian chant (vv. 1,2) Giovanni Matteo Asola (vv. 1,5) TTBB.TTBB Arjan van Baest (vv. 1,2) SSAATB Girolamo Baglioni (vv. 1,2,3) SATB Alvise Balbi (v. 1) SSAATTBB Giovanni Bassano (v. 1) SATB.SATB, organo seguente Giulio Belli (v. 1) SSSA Pierre Bonhomme a 6 (vv. 1,2) SSATTB a 8 (vv. 1,2) SATB.SATB Christoph Buel (v. 1) SSATB Pierre Cadéac (v. 1) SATTB Floriano Canale a 6, (vv. 1,2) SSAATT or AATTBB Mark Chapman (v. 1) SATB (one of Three Motets for Advent and Christmas) Iacopo Corfini (v. 1) SSAATTB or SSATTBB Archangelo Crivello (v. 1) a 5, SSAT & Continuo Richard Dering (v. 1) SSATTB Carl Ludwig Drobisch (Pastorales Graduale und Offertorium) (v. 1) SATTBB.SATB with orchestra Jan Le Febure (v. 1) SSSAAATTTTBB Stefano Felis (v. 1) SSATB Giovanni Ferrari (v. 1,2) SATTB Robert Führer (4 Festoffertorien) (v. 1) SATB & orchestra Andrea Gabrieli (v. 1) SATT.TTTB Giovanni Gabrieli (vv. 1,2,4) ATTTTB François Gallet (vv. 1,2) SATTB Pietro Amico Giacobetti (vv. 1,2 with doxology) SAAT or ATTB Hans Leo Hassler (v. 1) SSAT or ATTB

Marco Antonio Ingegneri (vv. 1,2) SAATTTBB Pietro Lappi (v. 1) SATTB Orlando di Lasso (v. 1) SSATB Johannes Lupi (v. 1) Tiburtio Massaino a 5 (v. 1) SAAAT & ATTTB a 8 (v. 1) SSAATTBB Estêvão Lopes Morago SATB (withdrawn) Bernardino Morelli (v. 1) SSATB Pomponio Nenna (v. 1,2) SATB José Maurício Nunes Garcia (Matinas do Natal) (vv. 1,2, with doxology) SATB & strings Giulio Osculati (v. 1) SSAT.ATTB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (v. 1 as 2nda parte of O magnum mysterium) SSAATB Ercole Pasquini (vv. 1,2) SSAAT.AATBB Jean Pennequin (vv. 1,2) SSATTB Cipriano de Rore (v. 1) SAATTBB Johann Hermann Schein (v. 1) SSAT.ATBB Josef Ignaz Schnabel Graduale: Natum vidimus (v. 1) SATB & orchestra Melchior Schramm (v. 1) SATTB Giovanni Battista Stefanini (v. 1) SSAATTBB Michael Tonsor (v. 1) SATTB Orazio Vecchi (v. 1) SATTB Tomás Luis de Victoria (vv. 1,2) SSATTB Melchior Vulpius (v. 1) SSAATTBB August Zangl — Pastorales Graduale und Offertorium (v. 1) SA(T)B & orchestra

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Antonio Cifra — Angelus ad pastores ait (1629)
• Mariano Garau — Quem vidistis pastores
• Giacomo Antonio Perti — Inno e responsi pel santo Natale a 4 voci con violini

Text and translations

Latin text 1 Quem vidistis, pastores, dicite, annuntiate nobis, in terris quis apparuit? R. Natum vidimus et choros angelorum collaudantes Dominum, Alleluia. 2 Dicite, quidnam vidistis? et annuntiate Christi nativitatem. R. Natum vidimus et choros angelorum collaudantes Dominum, Alleluia. 3 Hodie illuxit nobis dies redemptiones nostræ; hodie nobis de cælo pax vera descendit. Hodie nobis de cælo melliflui facti sunt cæli. (permissive interpolations, Baglioni only) 4 Christum Salvatorem de virgine natum vidimus. Mariam et Joseph vidimus, in terra stratos supplices et ratum carum pariter adorantes humiliter, gratia Deo, qui dedit nobis victoriam per Jesum Christum, salvatorem nostrum. (permissive interpolations, G. Gabrielii only) 5 Quia puer natus est nobis et filius datus est nobis cujus imperium super humerum ejus et vocabitur nomen ejus magni consilii Angelus. (permissive interpolation, Asola only)

English translation 1 Whom did you see, shepherds? Speak and tell us: who has appeared on earth? R.We saw the new-born and choirs of angels praising the Lord, Alleluia. 2 Tell us whom you saw and announce to us the birth of Christ. R.We saw the new-born and choirs of angels praising the Lord, Alleluia. 3 Today, the day of our redemption hath shone upon us; today true peace hath descended upon us from heaven. Today, for us from above, the skies are made to flow as honey. 4 We see Christ the Saviour, born of a virgin We see Mary and Joseph, prostrate suppliants upon the earth and in humble adoration: thanks be to God, who delivered to us victory through Jesus Christ, our saviour. 5 For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called angel of wondrous counsel.]

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