Ascendens Christus in altum (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
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- CPDL #17325:
Finale 2006
- Editor: Sabine Cassola (submitted 2008-06-26). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 143 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: File Sizes: PDF: 143 KB, MIDI: 17 KB, Finale 2006: 57 KB.
- CPDL #12961:
- Editor: Christoph Dalitz (submitted 2006-10-30). Score information: A4, 10 pages, 290 kB Copyright: CC BY-SA 2.0 Germany
- Edition notes: Transposed to E minor with occasional slight modifications to adjust it for a modern mixed choir. Includes a report about the editorial principles.
- CPDL #08138: PDF, PS, MIDI & LilyPond files
- Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2004-10-19). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 106 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. full score and individual parts available as midi files.
- CPDL #04160: Finale 2002
- Editor: Lora Crighton (submitted 2002-11-06). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 284 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Ascendens Christus in altum
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Florilegium Sacrarum Cantionum - Petrius Phalesius - 1609.
Description: Number 20 of "Florilegium Sacrarum Cantionum"
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Ascendens Christus in altum, alleluia.
Captivam duxit captivitatem, alleluia.
Dedit dona hominibus, alleluia.
Ascendit Deus in jubilatione,
et Dominus in voce tubae, alleluia.
Dedit dona hominibus, alleluia.
English translation
Christ rose up, alleluja.
And took captivity prisoner, alleluja.
He gave gifts to the men, alleluja.
God rose in jubilation,
and the Lord with the sound of the trumpet, alleluja.
He gave gifts to the men, alleluja.