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Filiae Jerusalem nolite flere
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB.SATB · Pothárn Imre
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Filiae Jerusalem nolite flere by Jacob Handl — Lyrics
Filiae Jerusalem, nolite flere super me, sed super vos ipsas flete et super filios vestros.
Quoniam ecce venient dies in quibus dicent: Beatae steriles, et ventres qui non genuerunt,
et ubera quae non lactaverunt.
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About Filiae Jerusalem nolite flere
Jacob Handl was a leading composer of sacred motets in the late Renaissance, a master of contrapuntal texture. This setting of a text from the Gospels is for double choir (SATB.SATB) in Latin. The text, traditionally associated with the Lamentation of Christ, speaks of sorrow not for the suffering Christ, but for the future tribulations of Jerusalem and its people. Handl's powerful writing vividly depicts the stark warning of the words, with the two choirs offering opportunities for dramatic interplay and sonorous choral effects, creating a work of profound spiritual and musical depth.
