He humbled himself (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
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- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2010-12-21). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 43 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the tonic solfa version in The Anthem Book of the United Free Church of Scotland, 1905. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Revised files uploaded 22/06/17. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: He humbled himself
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Source of text: Philippians 2: vv 7-8 (KJV)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard or a cappella
First published: 1905 in The Anthem Book, no. 135
Description: This is adapted from a Latin motet O bone Jesu (Marco Antonio Ingegneri) (often misattributed to Palestrina), but there is no indication of this in the source.
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Original text and translations
English text
He humbled Himself, and made Himself of no reputation, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.