Sicut cervus (Palestrina)

Sicut cervus • Music by G.P. da Palestrina • Sung by Cambridge Chorale, directed by Owain Park • Background image of Chichester Cathedral by Ash Mills • Audio by Josh Cooter
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Sicut cervus is likely the best known of Palestrina's motets. In it is embedded the beauty and dignity for which Palestrina's music is known and judged to be the ideal of Renaissance counterpoint. The motet's polyphonic flow and gentle melodic arches contain a quiet drama. While the motet's word-painting is not overt, neither is it hidden. There is a deep feel for the words' meaning as the voices begin quietly in imitation for the words Sicut cervus (As the hart). At the word desiderat (longs), rhythm quickens and the line rises to its peak at the word: fontes (streams); as the words seek their object, so the melodic lines seek their goal. As the text's thought turns toward the self with the words ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus (Thus longs my soul for Thee, God), shorter motives in closer imitation and intensifying dissonance patterns express the human soul's fervent desiring and end the motet. - from notes © James Olesen
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Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontem aquarum,
ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.
As a deer longs for springs of water,
so my soul longs for you, O God
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[@JayzBeerz]

Sounded beautiful. Thank you so much for heaven on earth.

[@CJustCho76]

I heard this at my church- St. Theresa and fell in love. Like music from heaven. It speaks to my soul. One of those I keep going back to. Amazing singers! Thanks!

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I am from Puerto Rico and I was in my choir in high school and it was a Mennonite school. Every year all the Mennonite schools will get together and have a big choir reunion. Every school would sing two songs. Then at the end all the schools would sing together and this was one of the songs that all of us sang together. (I was a soprano back then BTW ) This must be my favorite song of all times and I cannot even begin to tell you and explain the way I feel when I hear this song!We traveled to Canada for the festival I believe it was 1990 and when we all sang this song together we sounded like angels just like you guys. This song has so much meaning and I ask God to make me his 🙏🏼 Amen!❤️

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Tenor 1 and 2❤️

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Meraviglia pura fantastici e un piacere ascoltarvi.

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Fantastic!

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Magnifique

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Bravi!!!

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Lindo demais...

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Straordinari musica eccelsa.

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Meravigliosi

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Indah Sekali!

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@1:07 altos❤️ at 2:02 a a a aaaa tenors and bass❤️ anima mea .Animaaa @ 2:25 Bass Anima mea❤️