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Hodie Christus natus est
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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3 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Hodie Christus natus est by Giovanni Paolo Cima — Lyrics
Hodie Christus natus est:
Hodie Salvator apparuit:
Hodie in terra canunt Angeli,
laetantur Archangeli
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About Hodie Christus natus est
Giovanni Paolo Cima's Hodie Christus natus est is a joyful SATB motet for unaccompanied choir. The music opens with a vibrant declaration of the Nativity, with the upper voices announcing "Hodie Christus natus est" above a steady pulse in the lower voices. The texture shifts to more imitative writing as the text develops, depicting the angelic hosts and archangels singing in heaven. The jubilant mood builds towards a final, exultant "Gloria in excelsis Deo. Alleluia." This setting of a well-known Latin text vividly portrays the wonder and celebration of Christ's birth.
