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Cantantibus organis
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Magnificat antiphons
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Cantantibus organis by Luca Marenzio — Lyrics
Cantantibus organis Cecilia virgo [gloriosa]
[in corde suo soli Domino] decantabat dicens:
Fiat Domine cor meum [et corpus meum] immaculatum
ut non confundar.
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About Cantantibus organis
Luca Marenzio's Cantantibus organis is a sacred motet for a large choir, scored for SAAT and ATTB voices. The text, in Latin, describes Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, praying to God. She dedicates herself and her body to Him, asking for purity so that she may not be ashamed. The prayer is intensified by her devotion, which involves fasting for two or three days at a time, as she commends to the Lord that which she fears. The motet likely draws on the tradition of Marian antiphons in its devotional character.
