Joannes est nomen eius (Orlando di Lasso)
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- CPDL #26501: Capella
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2012-06-14). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 23 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Musica Divina Vol. II Liber motettorum (ed. Karl Proske, 1854). Original key and note values.
General Information
Title: Joannes est nomen eius
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet for the birth of John the Baptist
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1604, Magnum opus musicum (Munich)
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Joannes est nomen eius: vinum et siceram non bibet, et in nativitate eius multi gaudebunt.
English translation
John is his name: he shall drink no wine or strong drink, and many shall rejoice at his birth.