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Jesu corona virginum II
Staff Notation • Sacred, Office hymns
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Jesu corona virginum II by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Lyrics
Jesu corona virginum,
quem mater illa concipit
quæ sola virgo parturit,
hæc vota clemens accipe.
Qui pascis inter lilia,
septus choreis virginum,
sponsus decorus gloria, [alt. sponsas decorans]
sponsisque reddens præmia.
Quocumque pergis [tendis], virgines
sequuntur, atque laudibus
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About Jesu corona virginum II
Palestrina's Jesu corona virginum II offers a rich eight-part texture for SATB and SATTBB choir, creating a sonorous and devotional sound world. The Latin text, a well-known Marian antiphon, is treated with flowing melodic lines and imitative polyphony characteristic of the composer's style. The music rises and falls with the devotional arc of the text, beginning with the serene depiction of Christ as the crown of virgins, followed by his presence among the choirs of virgins. The composer expertly builds the intensity towards the final invocation, before concluding with the triumphant Gloria Patri.
