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Audi, filia, et vide
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Responsories
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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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Audi, filia, et vide by Pierre de Manchicourt — Lyrics
In finem, pro iis qui commutabuntur. Filiis Core, ad intellectum.
Canticum pro dilecto.
Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea regi.
Lingua mea calamus scribae velociter scribentis.
Speciosus forma prae filiis hominum, diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis: propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
Accingere gladio tuo super femur tuum, potentissime.
Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna, propter veritatem,
et mansuetudinem, et justitiam; et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.
Sagittae tuae acutae: populi sub te cadent,
in corda inimicorum regis.
Sedes tua, Deus, in saeculum saeculi; virga directionis virga regni tui.
Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem; propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus,
oleo laetitiae, prae consortibus tuis.
Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a domibus eburneis;
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About Audi, filia, et vide
This motet for SAATB voices by Pierre de Manchicourt opens with a rich, contrapuntal texture. The composer crafts intricate interplay between the five parts, creating a dense yet clear sonority. The Latin text, drawn from Psalm 44, offers a regal and prophetic meditation, praising a beloved king or Christ. The music vividly depicts the text's imagery, from the king's beauty and grace to the might of his strength and justice. Manchicourt's setting underscores the sacred nature of the text with flowing melodic lines and carefully controlled harmonic progressions, making it a profound expression of devotion and praise suitable for a sacred choral setting.
