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In exitu
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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In exitu by Giovanni Gastoldi — Lyrics
Alleluja. In exitu Israël de Aegypto, domus Jacob de populo barbaro,
facta est Judaea sanctificatio ejus; Israël potestas ejus.
Mare vidit, et fugit; Jordanis conversus est retrorsum.
Montes exsultaverunt ut arietes, et colles sicut agni ovium.
Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugisti? et tu, Jordanis, quia conversus es retrorsum?
montes, exsultastis sicut arietes? et colles, sicut agni ovium?
A facie Domini mota est terra, a facie Dei Jacob:
qui convertit petram in stagna aquarum, et rupem in fontes aquarum.
Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam:
super misericordia tua et veritate tua;
nequando dicant gentes: Ubi est Deus eorum?
Deus autem noster in caelo; omnia quaecumque voluit fecit.
Simulacra gentium argentum et aurum, opera manuum hominum.
Os habent, et non loquentur; oculos habent, et non videbunt.
Aures habent, et non audient; nares habent, et non odorabunt.
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About In exitu
Giovanni Gastoldi's In exitu is written for SATTB choir. This Latin setting of Psalm 113 (Psalm 114 in the Vulgate) uses the text of the 'Vesper Psalms' for Vespers. The psalm recounts the Israelites' departure from Egypt and their journey through the wilderness, a narrative rich with imagery of parting seas, turning rivers, and leaping mountains, culminating in a declaration of God's power and glory. Gastoldi's composition likely reflects this dramatic and celebratory text through its vocal interplay and textures, appropriate for liturgical occasions. The work is a sacred piece, fitting within the tradition of settings of the psalms for Roman Catholic services.
