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Deus canticum novum cantabo
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Deus canticum novum cantabo by Giovanni Croce — Lyrics
Psalmus David. Adversus Goliath.
Benedictus Dominus Deus meus, qui docet manus meas ad praelium, et digitos meos ad bellum.
Misericordia mea et refugium meum; susceptor meus et liberator meus; protector meus,
et in ipso speravi, qui subdit populum meum sub me.
Domine, quid est homo, quia innotuisti ei? aut filius hominis, quia reputas
eum?
Homo vanitati similis factus est; dies ejus sicut umbra praetereunt.
Domine, inclina caelos tuos, et descende; tange montes, et fumigabunt.
Fulgura coruscationem et dissipabis eos; emitte sagittas tuas, et conturbabis eos.
Emitte manum tuam de alto: eripe me, et libera me de aquis multis, de manu
filiorum alienorum:
quorum os locutum est vanitatem, et dextera eorum dextera iniquitatis.
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About Deus canticum novum cantabo
This motet by Giovanni Croce sets a Latin text from the Psalms. It is scored for two distinct choirs: SAATT and ATTBB, making it suitable for antiphonal performance, perhaps in a large church setting. The text, drawn from Psalm 144, is a prayer of thanksgiving and a plea for divine protection. It speaks of God teaching hands for battle and being a refuge and protector. The composer's setting would have been intended for use within the sacred services of the late 16th or early 17th century, a period when polychoral techniques were widely employed in Venetian music.
