Videntes stellam magi
General information
A Responsory at Matins of Epiphany. The Liber usualis has a shorter Magnificat antiphon for the Octave of Epiphany, identical (except for the Gloria Patri) with the Ambrosian chant.
it is related to another Responsory, Stella quam viderant.
Settings by composers
- Ambrosian chant see work page for variant
- Alvise Balbi SSAATTBB (without verse)
- Mark Chapman (one of a cycle of 3 motets) SATB, based on the Ambrosian chant
- Andrea Gabrieli SATT (without verse)
- Orlando di Lasso SSATB (without verse)
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SSAATTBB or AATTTTBB (without verse)
- Christopher Upton SATB (plainchant supplied for verse)
Text and translations
Latin text Videntes stellam magi gavisi sunt gaudio magno: |
English translation Seeing the star, the magi rejoiced with great joy; |