Descendit Angelus (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
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- Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2004-10-19). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 136 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. full score and individual parts available as midi files, also available as Postscript file.
General Information
Title: Descendit Angelus
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet for John the Baptist
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1572 in Motecta I (Tomás Luis de Victoria), no. 22
2nd published: 1585 in Motecta festorum (Tomás Luis de Victoria), no. 17
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Original text and translations
Latin text Descendit angelus Domini ad Zachariam, |
English translation The angel of the Lord appeared to Zacharias and said: |
German translation Der Engel des Herrn stieg hinab zu Zacharias |