Hoc signum Crucis

This dramatic motet for SATTB voices is a powerful setting of a Latin text, likely for use during Lent or Holy Week. The composer Ippolito Baccusi depicts the moment of the Second Coming, when the sign of the Cross appears in the heavens as Christ returns for judgment. The text, proclaiming "This sign of the Cross shall be in the heavens" and "When the Lord comes to judge," is amplified by the composer’s musical setting. The SATTB voicing allows for rich harmonic textures and contrapuntal interplay, underscoring the solemnity and grandeur of the eschatological message. This sacred work offers choirs an opportunity to explore profound theological themes through evocative choral writing.