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Exultate Deo a 16
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Exultate Deo a 16 by Jacob Handl — Lyrics
In finem, pro torcularibus. Psalmus ipsi Asaph.
Exsultate Deo adjutori nostro ; jubilate Deo Jacob.
Sumite psalmum, et date tympanum ; psalterium jucundum cum cithara.
Buccinate in neomenia tuba, in insigni die solemnitatis vestræ :
quia præceptum in Israël est, et judicium Deo Jacob.
Testimonium in Joseph posuit illud, cum exiret de terra Ægypti ;
linguam quam non noverat, audivit.
Divertit ab oneribus dorsum ejus ; manus ejus in cophino servierunt.
In tribulatione invocasti me, et liberavi te.
Exaudivi te in abscondito tempestatis ;
probavi te apud aquam contradictionis.
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About Exultate Deo a 16
Jacob Handl's motet Exultate Deo is a substantial setting for sixteen voices, divided into three choirs (SSATTB, SATTB, SAATB). As a sacred motet from the late Renaissance, it draws on the rich tradition of polyphony for liturgical use. The Latin text, taken from Psalm 80, is a jubilant call to praise God, our helper. It urges the people to sing praises with instruments, to blow the trumpet on the solemn feast day, and to remember God's mighty acts, particularly the deliverance from Egypt. The composer masterfully employs the divided choirs to create a grand and sonorous effect, enhancing the text's powerful message of exultation and faithfulness.
