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Ad te levavi oculos meos
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SAATB · Pothárn Imre
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Ad te levavi oculos meos by Alexander Utendal — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. Ad te levavi oculos meos, qui habitas in caelis.
Ecce sicut oculi servorum in manibus dominorum suorum; sicut oculi ancillae
in manibus dominae suae: ita oculi nostri ad Dominum Deum nostrum, donec misereatur
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About Ad te levavi oculos meos
Alexander Utendal's motet Ad te levavi oculos meos opens with a gentle, imitative texture. The five voices of SAATB weave together in a flowing polyphony, creating a rich sonic landscape. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 123, expresses profound humility and supplication. The choir's eyes are lifted to God, seeking His mercy in times of 'despectione' and 'opprobrium'—contempt and reproach. Utendal's setting captures the contemplative and pleading nature of the words, offering moments of both introspection and hopeful entreaty through its carefully crafted vocal lines and harmonic progressions.
