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Agenda Defunctorum - Ad Matutinum - In II Nocturno
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.
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Agenda Defunctorum - Ad Matutinum - In II Nocturno by Juan Vasquez — Lyrics
Antiphona
In loco pascuae ibi me collocavit.
Antiphona
Delicta iuventutis meae et ignorantias meas
ne memineris, Domine.
Antiphona
Credo videre bona Domini
in terra viventium.
Lectio
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About Agenda Defunctorum - Ad Matutinum - In II Nocturno
This setting of parts of the Office of the Dead for Matins comes from the second nocturn, suitable for use during services for the departed. Juan Vasquez, a significant composer of the Spanish Renaissance, sets these profound Latin texts for SATB choir. The antiphons speak of finding peace in God's pasture, a plea for God not to remember youthful sins, and the hope of seeing God's goodness in the land of the living. The responsory from Job further explores themes of confession, seeking divine mercy, and the feeling of being afflicted by God. Vasquez’s music would have been intended for liturgical use within the Catholic Church, offering a somber and reflective sound world.
