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Docebo iniquos a 12 (secunda pars)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Docebo iniquos a 12 (secunda pars) by Michael Praetorius — Lyrics
In finem. Psalmus David,
cum venit ad eum Nathan propheta, quando intravit ad Bethsabee.
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam; et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco, et peccatum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci; ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris.
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti; incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
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About Docebo iniquos a 12 (secunda pars)
This grand motet for twelve voices opens with a plea for divine mercy, drawing from Psalm 51. The text expresses a profound awareness of sin and a yearning for purification. Praetorius crafts a rich, complex texture suitable for a large choir, divided here into SSAT.ATTB.ATBB. The Latin text, a deeply personal confession of transgression and a hope for divine absolution, is treated with musical weight and devotion. It is the second part of a larger work, continuing the exploration of penitential themes with majestic vocal writing.
