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Audite insulae
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Audite insulae by Adrian Willaert — Lyrics
Audite insulae
et attendite populi de longe:
Dominus ab utero vocavit me,
de ventre matris meae
recordatus est nominis mei.
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About Audite insulae
Adrian Willaert's Audite insulae is a substantial motet for double choir (SAATTB) setting a sacred Latin text. The opening words, 'Hear, O islands, and give heed, people from afar,' suggest a powerful declaration of God's call. The text continues to speak of God's protection and purpose, describing the singer as a 'sharp sword' and a 'light to the nations,' destined to bring salvation to the ends of the earth. This motet, with its intricate double-choir writing, offers a profound and dramatic setting for a significant liturgical moment or a concert programme requiring an extended sacred work.
