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Confitebor
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Confitebor by Horatio Colombano — Lyrics
Alleluja. Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, in consilio justorum,
et congregatione.
Magna opera Domini: exquisita in omnes voluntates ejus.
Confessio et magnificentia opus ejus, et justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi.
Memoriam fecit mirabilium suorum, misericors et miserator
Dominus.
Escam dedit timentibus se; memor erit in saeculum testamenti sui.
Virtutem operum suorum annuntiabit populo suo,
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About Confitebor
Horatio Colombano's Confitebor is a setting of a Latin text taken from the Psalms, likely intended for Vespers. The SATTB voicing allows for rich harmonic exploration, ideal for conveying the psalm's message of praise and thanksgiving. The text begins with 'Alleluia. I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the just and in the congregation.' It continues to extol God's mighty works, his justice, mercy, and the covenant he made with his people. Colombano's composition would have been suited to the solemnity of Vespers services within the sacred tradition.
