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Angelus ad pastores ait
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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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.
SSA · Abel Di Marco
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Angelus ad pastores ait by Juan Blas de Castro — Lyrics
Angelus [Domini] ad pastores ait: annuntio vobis gaudium magnum,
quia natus est vobis hodie Salvator mundi.'
Alleluia.
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About Angelus ad pastores ait
Juan Blas de Castro was a Spanish composer of the late Renaissance/early Baroque period. This motet, Angelus ad pastores ait, is a setting of a sacred Latin text announcing the birth of Christ. The angel tells the shepherds, 'I announce to you a great joy, for today the Savior of the world is born to you.' A further verse proclaims, 'A little son is born to us today, and he will be called God the strong.' The composer captures the evangelical joy of the annunciation in this piece for three-part women's voices (SSA), a voicing that allows for rich and resonant harmonies. The setting is entirely in Latin, drawing on the tradition of sacred polyphony.
