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Cantate Domino
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Cantate Domino by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger — Lyrics
Canticum ipsi David, quando domus aedificabatur post captivitatem.
Cantate Domino canticum novum; cantate Domino omnis terra.
Cantate Domino, et benedicite nomini ejus; annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus.
Annuntiate inter gentes gloriam ejus; in omnibus populis mirabilia ejus.
Quoniam magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis: terribilis est super omnes deos.
Quoniam omnes dii gentium daemonia; Dominus autem caelos fecit.
Confessio et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus; sanctimonia et magnificentia in sanctificatione ejus.
Afferte Domino, patriae gentium, afferte Domino gloriam et honorem;
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About Cantate Domino
This setting of the opening verses of Psalm 96 is a vibrant sacred motet for solo soprano. Kapsperger, an Italian composer of the early Baroque, crafts a jubilant and celebratory piece that perfectly matches the text's call to sing a new song to the Lord. The solo voice soars with the exhortations to announce God's glory and wonderful deeds among all nations. The music reflects the text's declaration of the Lord's greatness and majesty, contrasting the true God with the false deities of other peoples. It is a powerful and direct musical expression of praise and adoration.
