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Cynthia ut occurrit Phoebo
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Cynthia ut occurrit Phoebo by Teodoro Riccio — Lyrics
Cynthia ut occurrit Phoebo,
sic, Christe redemtor, tendit in amplexus
turba redemta tuos,
peccati haec squalet maculis,
sed scilicet abs te,
qui proprio prestas lumine, lumen habet.
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About Cynthia ut occurrit Phoebo
Teodoro Riccio's motet Cynthia ut occurrit Phoebo is a sacred work for SSATTB voices. The Latin text compares the redeemed soul's eager embrace of Christ to Cynthia's encounter with Phoebus (Apollo). It speaks of the soul, stained by sin, finding its light through Christ, the source of all illumination. The second part of the text describes how God has united believers in an unbreakable covenant, urging them to live joyfully under divine protection, guided by a single faith and bound by a singular love. This composition offers a rich, polyphonic setting of these devotional verses, suitable for a skilled choir.
