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Cessate tympana, cessate praelia
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Cessate tympana, cessate praelia by Maria Xaveria Peruchona — Lyrics
Cessate tympana, cessate praelia
Hodie organa triumphent
Alleluia.
Tubae omnes resonate,
Stellae pulchre decantate
Quia resurrexit mundi fax
Caeli dux qui nos dilexit
O quam dulce mi Iesu videre
Tuos claros triumphos amoris
Posunt omnes mortales gaudere
Dum tuere liber es paena dolores
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About Cessate tympana, cessate praelia
The composer Maria Xaveria Peruchona crafts a powerful SATB motet in Latin, Cessate tympana, cessate praelia. The text, a jubilant celebration of Christ's resurrection, calls for an end to the sounds of war and triumph of heavenly music. It speaks of trumpets sounding, stars singing, and the light of the world, the leader of heaven, who loved us, having risen. The voices unite to express the sweet joy of seeing Jesus' glorious triumphs of love, inviting all mortals to rejoice in His freedom from pain and sorrow. This sacred motet paints a vivid picture of heavenly inhabitants scattering flowers and singing glory, heralding the resurrection of the true life that loved us, concluding with exclamations of Alleluia.
