Composer: Christopher J. HohDetailsFormat: Multiple ChoirsVoicing: SATB-SATB-SATBAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 5:00 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresPublisher: HohMade Music 25C6085Order site / Alternate source of score: jwpepper.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): English. LatinText Source: 16th Century AnonymousText: (May be sunf in either Latin or English) Musica Dei donum optimi. Musica Dei donum optimi Trahit homines, trahit deos. Musica truces mollit animos, Tristesque mentes erigit. Musica Dei donum optimi. Musica vel ipsas arbores Et horridas movet feras, Cuntisque solatia prestans. Donum optimi Dei Musica, musica Dei optimi. Musica Dei donum optimi. � Translation: Music from God is given; God bestows from heaven on high. Music from God above to mortals given, Beckons humankind, beckons spirits. Music can pacify the anxious soul, The doleful psyche elevate. Music from God is given; God bestows from heaven on high. Music can move even trees themselves And brutal beasts soothe from raging, To all peace and solace providing. Given by God high in heaven, Music fair, music rare, from God above. Music from God is given, music from God on high; Glorious godsend, gift divine. � Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: difficultDescriptive Terms: musicfestivalcelebrationAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: For three SATB choirs or quartets, ideally with spatial separation. Dedicated to Matthew Robertson and The Thirteen. Additional InformationDate of Completion: September, 2018Date of First Performance: Friday, October 18, 2019Premier Performance Data: The Thirteen (Matthew Robertson, cond), The Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, MD
