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Feria 5. In cœna Domini
Staff Notation • Sacred, Lamentations, Tenebrae responsories
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Feria 5. In cœna Domini by Fabrizio Dentice — Lyrics
Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae.
ALEPH. Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populo!
Facta est quasi vidua domina gentium;
princeps provinciarum facta est sub tributo.
BETH. Plorans ploravit in nocte, et lacrimæ ejus in maxillis ejus:
non est qui consoletur eam, ex omnibus caris ejus;
omnes amici ejus spreverunt eam, et facti sunt ei inimici.
GHIMEL. Migravit Judas propter afflictionem, et multitudinem servitutis;
habitavit inter gentes, nec invenit requiem:
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About Feria 5. In cœna Domini
This striking setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah would be sung during Tenebrae services on Maundy Thursday. Fabrizio Dentice draws on the profound sorrow of the prophet's words, depicting Jerusalem's desolation and abandonment in a powerful SATTB setting. The Latin text, a core part of the Holy Week liturgy, describes the suffering of a city once full of people, now widowed and oppressed, its pleas for comfort met only with betrayal. Dentice's music likely mirrors the text's dramatic imagery, with the five-part choir conveying the anguish and profound grief inherent in these ancient prophecies. Its sacred nature and dramatic text make it a fitting choice for Lenten reflection.
