O beatum et sacrosanctum diem (Peter Philips)

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  • (Posted 2010-10-28)  CPDL #22531:        (Sibelius 6)
Editor: Lewis Jones (submitted 2010-10-28).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 55 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: down a perfect fifth according to chiavette.
  • (Posted 2008-08-25)  CPDL #17970:     
Editor: Michael Gibson (submitted 2008-08-25).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 250 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

General Information

Title: O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
Composer: Peter Philips

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicings: SSATB or AATBB
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1612 in Cantiones sacrae quinis vocibus, Antwerp, no. 1
    2nd published: 1980 in The Chester Book of Motets, Book 12, no. 8
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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

O beatum et sacrosanctum diem,
in qua Dominus noster de Virgine Maria pro nobis nasci dignatus est.
Gaudeat itaque universus orbis, et cantemus illi,
in sono tubæ, cithara, psalterio et organo.
Congratulemur cum multitudine angelorum exercitus,
semper suas laudes cantantibus. Noe/Alleluia

English.png English translation

O blessed and most holy day
on which our Lord was born of the Virgin Mary for our sake.
Let the whole world therefore rejoice, and let us sing to him
to the sound of the trumpet, strings, the harp and the organ.
Let us rejoice with the numerous hosts of angels,
ceaselessly singing his praise. Noel/Alleluia