Assumpta est Maria in coelum

Sigismondo d'India was a significant Italian composer of the early Baroque. This motet, Assumpta est Maria in coelum, sets a Latin text that celebrates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The choir, singing SATB, encounters a text of profound theological importance, evoking the joy of angels and the divine praise that accompanies Mary's ascent to heaven. The second part of the text further elevates this imagery, describing the Virgin as taken to a heavenly chamber where the King of Kings resides on a starry throne. The music would reflect this solemnity and exultation, appropriate for sacred choral music of the period.