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Credo
Staff Notation • Sacred, Mass fragments
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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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Credo by Antonio Vivaldi — Lyrics
Credo in unum Deum.
Patrem omnipotentem,
factorem caeli et terrae,
visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Dominum
Jesum Christum,
Filium Dei unigenitum,
Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine,
Deum verum de Deo vero.
Genitum, non factum,
consubstantialem Patri:
per quem omnia facta sunt.
Qui propter nos homines
et propter nostram salutem
descendit de caelis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto
ex Maria Virgine:
Et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato:
passus, et sepultus est.
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About Credo
This setting of the Credo text is for SATB choir and organ. The Nicene Creed forms the central statement of Christian belief, and this setting captures the theological depth and declarative power of the text. Vivaldi’s music unfolds the narrative from the assertion of one God, creator of all, to the affirmation of the Incarnation, Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. The dramatic unfolding of the text, particularly the Incarnatus Est and Crucifixus sections, are given powerful musical expression, leading to the triumphant declaration of the resurrection and Christ’s eternal reign.
