This edition was prepared by Rachele Orlando — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Fecit potentiam in brachio suo by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
;Vulgate
Magnificat, anima mea, Dominum
et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo, salutari meo.
Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ:
ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.
Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo,
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.
Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles;
esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum recordatus misericordiæ suæ,
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About Fecit potentiam in brachio suo
This setting of the Magnificat text, Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, by Orlando di Lasso sets the powerful words of Mary’s song of praise. The text recounts God’s mighty acts, scattering the proud and lifting the humble, filling the hungry with good things while sending the rich away empty. Lasso’s SA setting captures the vibrant biblical narrative, with the two voices weaving together to depict the divine intervention and human response described in the text. The SA voicing offers a clear and direct musical interpretation of this significant passage from the Vulgate, making it an accessible yet profound motet for choirs.
