Jacquet of Mantua (1483–1559) was a French composer
of the Renaissance, who spent almost his entire life in
Italy. He was an influential member of the generation
between Josquin and Palestrina, and represents well the
transitional polyphonic style between those two
composers.
"O vos Omnes" is a responsory, originally sung as part
of Roman Catholic liturgies for Holy Week, and now
often sung as a motet. The text is adapted from the
Latin Vulgate translation of Lamentations 1:12. It wa...(+)
Jacquet of Mantua (1483–1559) was a French composer
of the Renaissance, who spent almost his entire life in
Italy. He was an influential member of the generation
between Josquin and Palestrina, and represents well the
transitional polyphonic style between those two
composers.
"O vos Omnes" is a responsory, originally sung as part
of Roman Catholic liturgies for Holy Week, and now
often sung as a motet. The text is adapted from the
Latin Vulgate translation of Lamentations 1:12. It was
often set, especially in the sixteenth century, as part
of the Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday. Some of
the most famous settings of the text are by Tomás Luis
de Victoria (two settings for four voices: 1572 and
1585), Carlo Gesualdo (five voices: 1603; six voices:
1611), and Pablo Casals (mixed choir: 1932).
It's most profound Lyrics: "O vos omnes qui transitis
per viam, attendite et videte: Si est dolor similis
sicut dolor meus." (O all you who walk by on the road,
pay attention and see: if there be any sorrow like my
sorrow.)
Although this piece was originally written for Chorus
(SATB), I created this arrangement for Solo Concert
(Pedal) Harp.
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