Senex puerum portabat

Published

2018

Length

3:30

Work No.

0203

The text for this piece is a Magnificat antiphon for Vespers on Candlemas, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus. It is about the great mystery of God being a little child. The bass part for the piece is based on the chant setting of the antiphon from the Liber Usualis, with its rhythmic values drawn out.

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Text

Senex puerum portabat :
puer autem senem regebat :
quem virgo peperit,
et post partum virgo permansit :
ipsum quem genuit, adoravit.