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Hodie nobis coelorum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Responsories
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB, ATTB · Jay Lane
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Hodie nobis coelorum by Claude Goudimel — Lyrics
Hodie nobis coelorum rex
de virgine nasci dignatus est,
ut hominem perditum
ad coelestia regna revocaret.
Gaudet exercitus angelorum:
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About Hodie nobis coelorum
Claude Goudimel, a noted composer of the Reformation, sets this Latin text in a masterly motet. The music is for double choir, SATB and ATTB, creating rich sonorities. The text is a responsory, celebrating the Nativity of Christ. It proclaims the King of Heaven's condescension to be born of a Virgin, thereby recalling lost humanity to the heavenly kingdom. The joy of the angelic host is evoked, as eternal salvation appears to the human race, culminating in the Gloria and the announcement of peace on earth.
