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Conditor alme siderum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Office hymns
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Conditor alme siderum by Guillaume Dufay — Lyrics
Conditor alme siderum
aetérna lux credéntium
Christe redémptor ómnium
exáudi preces[voces] súpplicum
Qui cóndolens intéritu
mortis perire saeculum
salvásti mundum languidum
donans reis remedium.
Vergénte mundi véspere
uti sponsus de thálamo
egréssus honestissima
Virginis matris cláusula.
Cuius forti poténtiae
genu curvántur ómnia
caeléstia, terréstia
nutu faténtur súbdita.
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About Conditor alme siderum
Guillaume Dufay's setting of Conditor alme siderum is a sublime example of late medieval sacred polyphony. The Latin text, a well-known Advent hymn dating from the 7th century, praises Christ as the creator and redeemer of all. Dufay crafts this devotional text for three high voices (SAA), weaving a rich tapestry of imitative counterpoint and expressive harmony. The music effectively underscores the theological weight of the words, from the opening invocation of the 'eternal light of believers' to the final plea for preservation from the 'treacherous foe'. This motet would serve as a profound centrepiece for any liturgical occasion.
