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Auditui meo dabis gaudium
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Auditui meo dabis gaudium by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus David,
cum venit ad eum Nathan propheta, quando intravit ad Bethsabee.
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam; et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco, et peccatum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci; ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris.
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti; incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
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About Auditui meo dabis gaudium
Orlando di Lasso's motet Auditui meo dabis gaudium is a powerful setting of a penitential text from Psalm 51. The Latin lyrics express a profound sorrow for sin and a fervent plea for God's mercy and cleansing. Lasso, a master of Renaissance sacred music, crafts a compelling musical response to the text's emotional weight. This motet is scored for STTB, allowing for rich harmonic interplay and expressive vocal lines. The composer's skill in word painting is evident as he moves between moments of intense contrition and hopeful supplication, creating a moving meditation on forgiveness and divine grace. It is a significant work within the tradition of Catholic motet composition.
