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Ecce vidimus eum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Tenebrae responsories
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Ecce vidimus eum by Carlo Gesualdo — Lyrics
Ecce vidimus eum non habentem speciem, neque decorem:
aspectus ejus in eo non est:
hic peccata nostra portavit, et pro nobis dolet:
ipse autem vulneratus est propter iniquitates nostras:
Cujus livore sanati sumus.
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About Ecce vidimus eum
Carlo Gesualdo’s motet Ecce vidimus eum unfolds with striking harmonic shifts and dramatic dissonances, characteristic of his intense expressive style. Scored for SSATTB voices, the work sets a Latin text drawn from the Tenebrae responsories, part of the Holy Week liturgy. The words vividly depict the suffering Servant of Isaiah, lamenting "Behold, we have seen him without beauty or comeliness: his look was not among them... surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: he was wounded for our iniquities: by his bruise we are healed."
