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Confiteor (from Mass in D)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Mass Settings
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Confiteor (from Mass in D) by John Knowles Paine — Lyrics
Credo in unum Deum.
Patrem omnipotentem,
factorem caeli et terrae,
visibilium omnium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Dominum
Jesum Christum,
Filium Dei unigenitum,
Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine,
Deum verum de Deo vero.
Genitum, non factum,
consubstantialem Patri:
per quem omnia facta sunt.
Qui propter nos homines
et propter nostram salutem
descendit de caelis.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto
ex Maria Virgine:
Et homo factus est.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato:
passus, et sepultus est.
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About Confiteor (from Mass in D)
This setting of the Credo from John Knowles Paine's Mass in D is written for SATB choir and sung in Latin. The music opens with a rich, contrapuntal texture, depicting the solemn declaration of faith. Paine's setting follows the unfolding text of the Nicene Creed, moving through the declarations of belief in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and the Incarnation, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The choral writing is robust, reflecting the theological weight and confident affirmation of the text.
