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Dum transisset Sabbatum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Responsories
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Dum transisset Sabbatum by Josquin Baston — Lyrics
Dum transisset Sabbatum, Maria Magdalene
et (altera Maria/Maria Jacobi) et Salome
emerunt aromata ut venientes ungerent Jesum.
Alleluia.
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About Dum transisset Sabbatum
The women approach the tomb early on the morning of the first day of the week, bearing spices to anoint Jesus. This setting of the responsory text captures the quiet devotion and dawning realization of the resurrection. Josquin Baston's rich SATTB setting allows the ensemble to explore the harmonic possibilities of the Renaissance idiom, with phrases often passed between voices. The composer's masterful control of texture and sonority enhances the solemnity and awe of the Easter narrative. The use of Latin text, traditional for this liturgical genre, lends an air of timeless devotion. The final "Alleluia" offers a moment of triumphant joy.
