Factum est silentium

General information

Motet for the feast of Michael the Archangel.

Notes on selected settings

• Alessandro Grandi SATB, bc & tr.tr.b instruments
• Ivo de Vento SATB (Variant 1)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Felice Anerio — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Francesco Anerio — Factum est silentium  Latin ST
• Caterina Assandra — Factum est silentium  Unknown SAT
• Girolamo Baglioni — Factum est silentium  Latin SSBB,AATB,SATB
• Adriano Banchieri — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB.SATB
• Giovanni Croce — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB.SATB
• Richard Dering — Factum est silentium  Latin SSATTB
• Melchior Franck — Factum est silentium a 8  Latin SSAT.ATTB
• Alessandro Grandi — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB
• Philippe de Monte — Factum est silentium  Latin SATTBB
• Asprilio Pacelli — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB.SATB
• Peter Philips — Factum est silentium  Latin SSATB,AATTB
• Costanzo Porta — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB.SATB
• Georg Prenner — Factum est silentium  Latin STTB
• Ivo de Vento — Factum est silentium  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Factum est silentium in caelo, Dum committeret bellum draco cum Michaele Archangelo. Audita est vox millia millium dicentium: Salus, honor et virtus omnipotenti Deo. Millia millium minestrabant ei et decies centena millia assistebant ei. [Alleluia.] Variant 1 Dum draco committeret bellum et Michael pugnavit cum eo et fecit victoriam.

English translation There was silence in heaven When the dragon fought with the Archangel Michael. The voice of thousands of thousands was heard saying: Salvation, honour and power be to almighty God. Thousands of thousands ministered to him and ten hundreds of thousands stood before him. [Alleluia.] Variant 1 for a serpent was waging war; and Michael fought with him and emerged victorious.