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Credo (M9)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Mass Settings
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Credo (M9) by Heinrich Isaac — 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 Credo (M9)
Heinrich Isaac's setting of the Credo is a substantial work for double choir (SAAT and ATTB), offering a rich and complex sonic landscape. The Latin text, a cornerstone of the Mass, is treated with gravity and detail. Isaac's music moves through the text's profound theological statements, from the affirmation of one God, creator of all, to the central mystery of the Incarnation and the events of Christ's Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension. The composer's masterful handling of the eight vocal parts allows for both intricate polyphony and moments of powerful homophonic declaration, making this Credo a significant statement of faith within the Renaissance Mass tradition.
