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Ardens est cor meum
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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Ardens est cor meum by Tomás Luis de Victoria — Lyrics
Ardens est cor meum;
desidero videre Dominum.
Quaero et non invenio ubi posuerunt eum.
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About Ardens est cor meum
Tomás Luis de Victoria's motet Ardens est cor meum opens with a fervent declaration, "My heart is burning," setting the stage for an intense spiritual yearning. The composer masterfully crafts a rich, imitative texture for SSATTB voices, allowing the complex polyphony to build and swell with the text's emotion. The music vividly portrays the desire to see the Lord, the searching for Him, and the poignant plea to be told His whereabouts. This sacred motet, sung in Latin, is a powerful example of Renaissance sacred polyphony, where the interplay of voices conveys profound devotional sentiment and musical sophistication.
