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Credo, Old Hall 59
Staff Notation • Sacred, Mass Settings
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Credo, Old Hall 59 by Oliver — 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, Old Hall 59
This setting of the Credo from the Old Hall manuscript opens with a clear and direct statement of faith, moving through the Nicene Creed's central tenets. The ATB voicing creates a rich but uncluttered texture, allowing the polyphony to serve the text expressively. The composer Oliver draws on the solemnity of the Latin text, depicting the Incarnation and Crucifixion with a sense of gravity, before rising to the triumph of the Resurrection and Ascension. The music guides the listener through the theological journey of the creed, from the eternal nature of God to the final judgment.
