Motet O magnum mysterium
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Motet "O magnum mysterium" is a renowned Renaissance choral work by Tomás Luis de Victoria, celebrated for its rich polyphony and deeply expressive setting of the Christmas liturgical text.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
ⓘ
motet ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Tomás Luis de Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFeast |
Christmas Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matins of Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Christmas motet
ⓘ
Renaissance sacred choral music ⓘ |
| centuryComposed | 16th century ⓘ |
| character |
contemplative
ⓘ
devotional ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedBy |
a cappella choir
ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ |
| composer | Tomás Luis de Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| genre | Renaissance polyphony ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feast of the Nativity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deeply expressive text setting
ⓘ
rich polyphony ⓘ use in Christmas choral repertoire ⓘ |
| originalPerformanceContext |
church choir
ⓘ
liturgical service ⓘ |
| performancePractice | a cappella ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| style |
expressive counterpoint
ⓘ
imitative polyphony ⓘ |
| subjectLanguage | Latin sacred text ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
adoration of the newborn Christ
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wonder of animals witnessing the Nativity ⓘ |
| textIncipit | O magnum mysterium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textLiturgicalFunction | responsory at Matins ⓘ |
| textOpeningTranslation | O great mystery ⓘ |
| textSource | Christmas liturgical text ⓘ |
| textTheme |
Nativity of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mystery of the Incarnation ⓘ |
| textType | responsory ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| title | O magnum mysterium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voicing | SATB choir ⓘ |
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