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Duo Seraphim
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB.SATB · Rafael Ornes
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Duo Seraphim by Jacob Handl — Lyrics
Duo seraphim clamabant alter ad alterum:
Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Plena est omnis terra gloria ejus. (Isaiah 6:3)
Tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in coelo:
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About Duo Seraphim
This setting of the Latin text from Isaiah 6:3 would be fitting for a service of Compline or Vespers, or for a concert programme exploring sacred texts. Jacob Handl’s Duo Seraphim is written for double choir (SATB.SATB), creating a rich, antiphonal texture. The music powerfully depicts the seraphim’s incessant cry of ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’, amplified by the two choirs singing in dialogue and in unison. The second section, which introduces the Trinity, further enhances the sense of divine glory. The full, resonant sound of the double choir is ideal for expressing the profound theological statement that the whole earth is full of God’s glory.
