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Ecce novum gaudium
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ecce novum gaudium by Denis Mason — Lyrics
Ecce novum gaudium,
ecce novum mirum,
Virgo parit filium
quae non novit virum,
Quae non novit virum,
sed ut pyrus pyrum,
gleba fert papyrum
florens lilium.
Ecce quod natura
mutat sua iura,
virgo parit pura
Dei filium.
Mundum Deus flebilem
cernens in ruina,
Rosam delectabilem
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About Ecce novum gaudium
Denis Mason's motet Ecce novum gaudium is a powerful setting of a Latin text celebrating the Annunciation and the Nativity. The composer captures the wonder of the divine intervening in human affairs, as the Virgin gives birth to the Son of God. The text moves from the miraculous birth to God's intervention in a fallen world, with the Virgin described as a rose from a thorn, bringing healing. It emphasizes the humility of the divine and the exaltation of humanity, achieved through Christ. Scored for SSATB voices, this sacred work offers rich harmonic possibilities and a profound textual expression, suitable for liturgical settings or concert programs.
