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Domine probasti (a 8)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Domine probasti (a 8) by Giovanni Gastoldi — Lyrics
In finem, Psalmus David. Domine, probasti me, et cognovisti me;
tu cognovisti sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam.
Intellexisti cogitationes meas de longe;
semitam meam et funiculum meum investigasti:
et omnes vias meas praevidisti,
quia non est sermo in lingua mea.
Ecce, Domine, tu cognovisti omnia, novissima et antiqua.
Tu formasti me, et posuisti super me manum tuam.
Mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me; confortata est, et non potero ad eam.
Quo ibo a spiritu tuo? et quo a facie tua fugiam?
Si ascendero in caelum, tu illic es; si descendero in infernum, ades.
Si sumpsero pennas meas diluculo, et habitavero in extremis maris,
etenim illuc manus tua deducet me, et tenebit me dextera tua.
Et dixi: Forsitan tenebrae conculcabunt me; et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis.
Quia tenebrae non obscurabuntur a te, et nox sicut dies illuminabitur:
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About Domine probasti (a 8)
Giovanni Gastoldi was a prominent Italian composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. This motet, Domine probasti, is a substantial setting of Psalm 139 (138) for double choir (SATB.SATB). The text is a profound meditation on God's omniscience and omnipresence, exploring how God knows our innermost thoughts, our comings and goings, and even our future. The composer's musical language here reflects the rich tradition of sacred polyphony, with the eight voices offering a powerful and sonorous exploration of the psalm's deep spiritual themes. The intricate interplay between the two choirs creates a rich texture, enhancing the devotional and contemplative nature of the work.
