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Beati omnes qui timent Dominum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Beati omnes qui timent Dominum by Giovanni Gabrieli — Lyrics
Canticum graduum. Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, qui ambulant in viis ejus.
Labores manuum tuarum quia manducabis: beatus es, et bene tibi erit.
Uxor tua sicut vitis abundans in lateribus domus tuae;
filii tui sicut novellae olivarum in circuitu mensae tuae.
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About Beati omnes qui timent Dominum
Giovanni Gabrieli was a leading composer of the Venetian School. This motet, Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, is a setting of a Latin text from Psalm 127, which speaks of the blessings bestowed upon those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. The text describes the rewards of honest labour, the prosperity of one's family, and the long-term peace and happiness that such faithfulness brings. Gabrieli's setting is for double choir (SATB.ATTB), a characteristic feature of his polychoral style developed for the vast spaces of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The rich sonorities arising from the interplay between the two choirs would have been intended for a grand liturgical setting.
