Duo rogavi te

Jean de Castro's motet Duo rogavi te is scored for SATTB voices. It is a setting of a Latin text which forms a prayer for moderation in life, asking for neither poverty nor riches, but only what is necessary for sustenance. The text expresses the fear of being led to deny God through excess, or to swear falsely by His name through destitution. Castro's composition, part of the sacred motet tradition of the Renaissance, explores the devotional plea with a rich five-part texture.