O Magnum Mysterium
Composed by Various Composers
by Cliff Lamere Dec 2012
O Magnum Mysterium is a responsorial chant from the Matins of Christmas.
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O magnum mysterium, |
O great mystery, |
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et admirabile sacramentum, |
and wonderful sacrament, |
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ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, |
that animals should see the new-born Lord, |
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jacentem in praesepio! |
lying in a manger! |
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Beata Virgo, cujus viscera |
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb |
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meruerunt portare |
was worthy to bear |
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Dominum Christum. |
Christ the Lord. |
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Alleluia. |
Alleluia! |
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Palestrina
Morten Lauridsen
Poulenc
Gabrieli, Giovanni
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548? - 1611)
Javier Busto Segrado
Byrd, Gombert, Gabrieli, Palestrina, Poulenc, Judith Bingham, Harbison, La Rocca, Mäntyjärvi, Pierre Villette, Morales, Lauridsen, Kevin Memley, Busto, Louie, Maw and Miskinis are notable
Nicholas White, from his "Alleluia! Puer Natus Est Nobis"
http://www.choralnet.org/view/266933#267043
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Morten Lauridsen
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William Byrd (1540 1623)
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David Bennett Thomas (living)
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Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 - 1612)
Performed by the Waverly Consort
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
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Francis Poulenc ()