Caligaverunt oculi mei (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
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- Editor: Lewis Jones (submitted 2010-08-05). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 42 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Down a fifth according to high chiavette transposition. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
- Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2004-10-19). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 85 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: listed under 'Oficio de Semana Santa' (Good Friday). Full score and individual parts available as midi files.
- Editor: Brian Marble (submitted 2003-12-20). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 84 kB Copyright: Personal
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- Editor: Pablo Rosario (submitted 2000-08-22). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 84 kB Copyright: CPDL
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- Editor: Claudio Macchi (submitted 2000-08-24). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 68 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Caligaverunt oculi mei
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Number of voices: 4vv Voicings: SATB or ATBB
Genre: Sacred, Tenebrae responsory
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1585 in Tenebrae Responsories (Tomás Luis de Victoria), no. 12
2nd published: 1863 in Musica Divina Vol. IV (Carl Proske), p. 192
Description: for Good Friday.
This moving work forms one of several responsories for Tenebrae. Like the other reponsories, this includes a verse, the response, a verse and another response. The response features a low setting for Altos, Tenors and Basses, and suprises the listener with a piercing treble/soprano note on the words "Si est dolor similis sicut dolor meus". Many people liken this to a cry of pain, as the words translate to "If there is any sorrow like my sorrow".
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Caligaverunt oculi mei.