He humbled himself (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2010-12-21)  CPDL #22893:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2010-12-21).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 43 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from the tonic solfa version in The Anthem Book of the United Free Church of Scotland, 1905. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score. Revised files uploaded 22/06/17.

General Information

Title: He humbled himself
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Source of text: Philippians 2: vv 7-8 (KJV)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Anthem

Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard or a cappella

First published: 1905 in The Anthem Book, no. 135
Description: This is adapted from a Latin motet O bone Jesu (Marco Antonio Ingegneri) (often misattributed to Palestrina), but there is no indication of this in the source.

Original text and translations

English text

He humbled Himself, and made Himself of no reputation, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.