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Ecce nunc benedicite Domino
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ecce nunc benedicite Domino by Adam Gumpelzhaimer — Lyrics
Canticum graduum.
Ecce nunc benedicite Dominum, omnes servi Domini:
qui statis in domo Domini,
in atriis domus Dei nostri.
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About Ecce nunc benedicite Domino
Adam Gumpelzhaimer's Ecce nunc benedicite Domino is a grand motet for double choir (SATB.SATB), setting a Latin text drawn from Psalm 134. The piece opens with a jubilant acclamation, "Behold now, bless ye the Lord", the two choirs interacting with stately polyphony. The text, a call to praise God especially "in the night seasons" and a blessing from Zion, is rendered with rich sonorities and a powerful sense of devotion. This motet offers a substantial and devotional challenge, ideal for a large choir seeking to explore the expressive possibilities of double choir writing in a sacred context.
