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Dic nobis Maria a 8
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Dic nobis Maria a 8 by Cesare Gussago — Lyrics
Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani
Agnus redemit oves: Christus innocens Patri reconciliavit peccatores.
Mors et vita duello conflixere mirando, Dux vitae mortuus, regnat vivus.
Dic nobis Maria, quid vidisti in via?
Sepulcrum Christi viventis, et gloriam vidi resurgentis:
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About Dic nobis Maria a 8
Cesare Gussago's Dic nobis Maria is a sacred motet for double choir (SATB.SATB), setting a Latin text that draws from the Easter sequence Victimae paschali laudes. The text poses the question to Mary, 'What did you see on the road?' and recounts her vision of Christ's tomb, the glory of his resurrection, and the angelic witnesses. It contrasts the truth of Mary's testimony with the deceit of the Jews and concludes with a plea for mercy. This imposing double-choir setting would lend considerable weight and grandeur to the Easter message.
