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Homo quidam descendebat
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Homo quidam descendebat by Georg Otto — Lyrics
Homo quidam descendebat ab Jerosolimis in Jericho
et incidit in latrones qui etiam despoliaverunt eum
et plagis impositis abierunt semivivo relicto.
Quis tibi videtur proximus fuisse,
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About Homo quidam descendebat
Georg Otto paints a vivid scene from the parable of the Good Samaritan. The opening words depict the traveller descending from Jerusalem to Jericho, only to fall prey to robbers who strip him, beat him, and leave him for dead. The motet then poses the crucial question: who was the neighbour? The answer, that it was he who showed mercy, is set with a sense of quiet contemplation. This SSATTB setting in Latin offers a profound musical meditation on compassion and duty, suitable for services or concerts where a rich, polyphonic texture is desired.
