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A solis ortus (Not to be confused with the 3-part setting by the same composer)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Office hymns
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Paul R. Marchesano
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A solis ortus (Not to be confused with the 3-part setting by the same composer) by Gilles Binchois — Lyrics
A solis ortus cardine
Ad usque terrae limitem
Christum canamus Principem,
Natum Maria Virgine.
Beatus auctor saeculi
Servile corpus induit,
Ut carne carnem liberans
Non perderet quod condidit.
Clausae1 parentis viscera
Caelestis intrat gratia;
Venter puellae baiulat
Secreta quae non noverat.
Domus pudici pectoris
Templum repente fit Dei;
Intacta nesciens virum
Verbo concepit Filium.2
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About A solis ortus (Not to be confused with the 3-part setting by the same composer)
This SATB setting of the Latin text A solis ortus cardine would be suitable for Christmas services. The hymn recounts the Nativity from the perspective of Mary and Joseph, and the miraculous conception by the Virgin. It describes the birth of Christ, his humble surroundings in a manger, and the joy of the heavenly host and angels proclaiming him to the shepherds. Binchois’s motet is a sacred work from the Renaissance period, adding a devotional character to the liturgical celebration of Christmas.
