Et valde mane

This motet is sung in Latin and is set for a large choir of SSAATB voices. The text "Et valde mane una sabbatorum veniunt ad monumentum orto jam sole. Alleluia" describes the scene on Easter morning, when the women came to the tomb at sunrise. This sacred music, likely sung during the Easter season, would evoke the awe and wonder of that first Easter morning. The grand voicing allows for rich harmonic textures and a powerful declamation of the Alleluia.