Learned it and sang it first in high school - back in 1963. Last performed it as a senior in 1966. Saw the sheet music and recalled the bass line almost perfectly after fifty years! The classical music we learned back then - and practiced and practiced and practiced till perfect - was a gift to all of us that enriched our lives.
@miltonappleby56427 жыл бұрын
I sang bass as well in vocal ensemble in high school. We sang this for Christmas in 1995. One of my favorite pieces ever.
@matildegarcia94666 жыл бұрын
MrPerfesser En el colegio también aprendimos canto gregoriano: la misa, salve (la de los dominicos que cantábamos a dos voces) y otros. Yo también lo recuerdo todo y además esta música te enseña a apreciar y a valorar la enorme riqueza de nuestra cultura Europea.
@TikiStanford6 жыл бұрын
MrPerfesser I learned this in high school too, 87 or 88. I have sung it often since. Well, just my part and mostly in the shower, or to cheer me up and comfort me when I need it. It never fails.
@VictorHernandez-wo1vn5 жыл бұрын
Obra maestra. Eterna. Gracias. Excelentes voces y ejecución
@jasonn88255 жыл бұрын
I learned this in 2016... they still teach it
@libbynoska73798 ай бұрын
This Music is Perfect. First learned it in 1959 . Still remember all parts perfectly. WOOHOO
@therealzilch4 жыл бұрын
One of the great masterpieces of the Renaissance. I can still sing the tenor part by heart after forty years of not singing it. And that's not because I'm so good, but because Victoria is.
@hopemitchell2764 жыл бұрын
Sang this my freshman year of high school and my class begged to sing it again every year until our teacher finally let us sing again our senior year. I still remember that soprano part word for word. Easily one of my favorite songs I've ever sung.
@DonDraperism11 жыл бұрын
O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger! Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia!
@stephenhuntsucker2790 Жыл бұрын
There are a few compositions that instantly transport you to a different dimension as you listen. Everything in your life shrinks to nothing and all you can focus on is the music. This is one of those few.
@JJBerthumeАй бұрын
My god this is a sublime masterpiece
@jakeharvey35825 жыл бұрын
That bass line in the last 4 measures is so gorgeously complimented by the feeling of anguish in the tenor line. Brilliant piece. Wow. I’m not crying, I’m... chopping onions?
@willjones53035 жыл бұрын
lol!...well expressed. I know you meant "complemented".
@christianmichael25767 жыл бұрын
This group is amazing, the pitch is perfect, the legato is perfect, the quality of sound is perfect perfectly controlled dynamics, how wonderful! They do justice to this music.
@lorenamenendez67094 жыл бұрын
they made me love choral music. so much that I studied choral conducting then! margotlorena.
@wonderlasting4 жыл бұрын
I think they owe about 40% of their performance to the venue and it's acoustics.
@lorenamenendez67094 жыл бұрын
@@wonderlasting well, it's a group of professional singers directed by John Rutter
@wonderlasting4 жыл бұрын
@@lorenamenendez6709 Ok, 20 %?
@thalassaer41372 жыл бұрын
@@wonderlasting cry
@NightOwlie6 жыл бұрын
Sang this in High School Madrigals almost 40 years ago. Sang it in the Illinois State Rotunda Building a few times. We had perfected it. Still get tears in my eyes.
@johnthurlow84315 жыл бұрын
Almost 50 years for me - 4 years of choir in high school, and THIS is the song I remember.
@theoneandonlyever3 жыл бұрын
whenever i miss choir from my high school days i listen to this 💕 one of my favorites we ever sang.
@Lebeau12063 Жыл бұрын
My high school state champion choir directed by Elaine Clarke, sang this in the still incomplete Washington Cathedral in DC in 1968. For me, this was an unforgettable experience.
@markopetrovic7376 Жыл бұрын
I do rarely polyphony with my choir, but when i choose to do so i have several pieces which i consider to be prime to demonstrate beauty of old masters. This piece is excellent representation of period.
@horationelson579 ай бұрын
Goodness gracious! Why rarely, polyphony? Let me guess: are you American?
@stevensester17195 жыл бұрын
i was once of the California State Honor Choir. I took five years of Latin to understand this I hope it continues to resonate.
@lahabitacioncompartida8303 жыл бұрын
No importa cuántas veces la escuche, se me ponen los pelos de punta por tanta belleza cada vez.
@lizb8534 жыл бұрын
I first sang this over 50 years ago with the choir I was then a member of, and whose musical director knew how to get the best out of the choir, and the interpretation of this music. The nostalgia is overwhelming. I miss being able to sing like this anymore.
@littlemarmoset10 жыл бұрын
The suspension in the alto line at ca. 1:39-1:40 gets me every time! I will probably never tire of this piece, and especially of this moment.
@moonbeamchaos10 жыл бұрын
Me too!!! Makes it lovely to BE an alto when you get pieces like this to sing!
@16semiquavers10 жыл бұрын
moonbeamchaos I love it with male altos especially!
@SongbirdAlom9 жыл бұрын
YES!!!! It is SO haunting!
@thejd10745 жыл бұрын
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@Leonardo-gc5rh2 жыл бұрын
My favorite part is also with Alto when they sing Jesus 03:05 - 03:08 before Alleluia
@bigbenhebdomadarius62529 жыл бұрын
For those concerned about the pitch of this performance: the sheet music shown (modern notation) is transcribed from the printed copy displayed at the end, which is presumably faithful to the original manuscript. In music of this period, there is some question about what pitches, exactly, the manuscript notes were actually intended to represent. It is likely that singers were supposed to follow the customary practice of Gregorian chant, which was sung at any pitch convenient to the singers--which is evidenced by the fact that certain contemporaneous pieces are absolutely impossible to sing at the pitches we consider those manuscript notes to represent today.
@NightOwlie6 жыл бұрын
yep. agree. Gregorian Chant.
@elizabethterlinden30785 жыл бұрын
Thank you for clarifying this! The discrepancy was bugging me.
@kanerobb6125 жыл бұрын
+NightOwlie. This piece is from the Renaissance era. Gorgerian chants are monophonic, this piece has layers to it
@cadenstine18415 жыл бұрын
i was wondering why it didn't sound right to the music
@joelonaroll4 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!!! This was bothering me so much!!
@dave7315 Жыл бұрын
The Tenor line is so beautiful. Especially at the end. Also I noticed how there are Contralto and Countertenors singing the Alto line. Just beautiful..!
@Berlinchesmusic3 жыл бұрын
Increíble. Don Tomás Luis de Victoria.
@joanvanore3223 ай бұрын
High school for me too- 1976. My favorite of all the pieces we performed. ❤
@SnickyNicky967 жыл бұрын
Those suspensions give me chills every time
@jonathanskipper92874 жыл бұрын
Just sang this at a choir concert recently and it's such a rewarding piece to learn.
@alenafrancesca96354 жыл бұрын
I know, right? My choir did this piece too for a Christmas concert, only about a few weeks ago! The results were phenomenal. Probably the best piece in our entire show. It was a shame our basses and altos were kinda quiet. At least me and two of the other tenors were able to carry the melody loud enough to clash with/overpower the sopranos at certain points.
@briannamedina52753 жыл бұрын
i am going to loose my shit trying to learn the words and timing
@morna459 жыл бұрын
Puts me into the deepest part of my connection with the Divine.
@anthonykaiser9742 жыл бұрын
So love singing this piece for Christmas.
@joseaugustohernandez60555 жыл бұрын
Lo sublime y lo celestial camina en cada notas y es tal el alborozo que siento a Dios en mi aprieto , volando en la armonía donde lo divino nos toca .
@mercible10 жыл бұрын
Awesome piece of choral music. First learned this in 1985 when I was a Sophomore in high school. Then got the pleasure of singing it again in college. Never gets old and the Cambridge Singers recording is outstanding.
@witoldgrabowski9263 Жыл бұрын
A real gem - An enchanted harmony, perfect acoustics and a truly magical atmosphere.. !
@kaitlynchristian47608 жыл бұрын
My favorite part is at the end where the tenors and altos overlap. Stunning! 3:45 to the end
@mlelko2 жыл бұрын
Currently listening to this in my US history class. This music pulls me into a different world entirely, one I’d love to remain in forever, however I’m stuck doing papers nonstop. Maybe this is the power of music.
@xKagryx3 жыл бұрын
This was the hardest song of the year for us in high school, definitely brought a bead of sweat to the brow at the annual madrigal dinner!
@NIGHTWOLF-wu9on2 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song and a great soul mover God bless you and be with you all
@rachelraimi192 ай бұрын
I sang this for the first time in high school, and >30 years later every now and word is still in my heart.
@mercyfae30696 жыл бұрын
When I first listened to the Soprano part in choir (4:17) I fell in love with this piece. Currently learning it in Chamber Choir at my college.
@TheXtina1221 Жыл бұрын
I learned this in my junior year 2004 in HS for the advanced ensemble in our chorus program for our Christmas concert, I am an alto and I still remember this song from beginning to end!
@wendyscott84253 жыл бұрын
What happy memories this brings back. I learned this in high school in the early 60s. I remembered some of it. :) But I had a blast singing it again and refreshing myself. How lovely to be able to sing with others, something I've so missed since this terrible pandemic. And, of course, nothing beats The King's Singers to sing along with. Wow! Thank you so much for posting the sheet music!
@pameladeering24502 жыл бұрын
What a magnificent composition.
@karihayden40858 жыл бұрын
every time I listen to this I get cold chills.... god I love it
@swather777 Жыл бұрын
We performed this piece for state competition in 1972. We received an "A" rating.
@giuseppetoscano3849 Жыл бұрын
Tomas Luis De Victoria. Siamo ai "Piani alti" della musica Sacra. Spiritualità di altissimo livello. I brani così sono una magia di note e di armonie.
@t-moneytiger18155 жыл бұрын
I learned this song my senior year in high school. One of my personal favorite songs
@51saphire8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!
@karelcuchal15504 жыл бұрын
I agree, but prefere Sicut Cervus!
@xangarabana3 ай бұрын
Grande es Dios. Agradecido por haber dejado en España grandes compositores de Él mismo.
@SylveonSilver7 жыл бұрын
If sirens would sing this and lead me to my demise I'd be perfectly fine with that
@ttaibe7 жыл бұрын
definitely one of the better comments I've read lately ^^
@Nakula19446 жыл бұрын
Melissa Whittaker i
@NightOwlie6 жыл бұрын
horrible
@josephsmeall47456 жыл бұрын
I can think of worse demises.
@luisrincon78195 жыл бұрын
Melissa Whittaker Except it would be not sirens but angels leading you not to your demise but to God Our Lord Himself.
@emtduke8 жыл бұрын
We won state competition with this piece back in '95. Well done!
@garywilson30426 жыл бұрын
Fine piece of music. Humanity reaching out towards God.
@dussum4 жыл бұрын
I love this one ! Victoria's O magnum mysterium is one of my favourites to sing in choir, But sometimes I listen it while driving, singing the tenor part, and I have lot of fun :D Enjoy
@rassilontdavros30044 жыл бұрын
Currently studying for a needle drop exam- of everything we’ve studied, this is my favorite.
@jacksquat28789 жыл бұрын
O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, jacentem in praesepio! Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Christum. Alleluia. O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger! Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia!
@thebrosasfamily72002 жыл бұрын
my choir is singing this version and ACE (advanced choral ensemble) is singing the laurdisen version. its so gorgeous and im so blessed that i can sing a wonderful masterpiece inspired by my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ :)
@fildzafinn41127 жыл бұрын
the bass sounds amazing.. really sound like pure
@nic..13 жыл бұрын
I could be missing the comments talking about 3:15?? That transition into the quick and staccato style, along with the time signature change, is amazing.
@VladVlad-ul1io7 ай бұрын
Yeeees. So royal and beautiful
@filarmonia33369 жыл бұрын
"O magnum mysterium" (1572) es un motete a 4 voces de Tomás Luis de Victoria, músico español del Renacimiento. Sobre este motete Victoria escribió una misa completa con el mismo título (1592).
@marilynsuelzle44944 жыл бұрын
This song is so beautiful! The lyrics are very powerful too.
@rhythmythicles6 жыл бұрын
So much to love here. Brilliant voice leading. So many interesting changes in texture and interplays between lines. I absolutely melt at 2:15 as the upper lines descend together to conclude the phrase - a stand out moment for me. Just goes to show how much a composer can do with just four lines of music...sublime.
@IMdRightGirl7 жыл бұрын
Heavenly beautiful.
@cloratodepotasa Жыл бұрын
It's sublime.
@ruben78015 жыл бұрын
the ending is incredibly advanced, i love the tonal ambiguity
@rushthezeppelin2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful way to prepare myself for a solemn high Midnight Mass
@sofiaconserva41105 жыл бұрын
I studied this piece at conservatory and after 26 years I still remember the alto part.
@j.chillydawson1807 Жыл бұрын
I love when the harmony at: 0:38 and the one after it. "Chord Wise" (I am a new Music Major) it is such a BEAUTIFUL harmony. I love the Intervals! It reminds me of the reasons I wanted to get into writing this kind of music while everyone else writes pop. This is so beautiful and Dynamic
@MiguelReyes167492 жыл бұрын
Last night, my Choir class and I went to a Vocal Music Festival at a church and the Orange High School sang this song! 🎤🎶⛪️ From the moment I heard them singing this, my mind was completely blown away bc of how amazingly beautiful this song is! 🥺😭✨🙏🏼💝❤️
@juliawoods-larsen20882 жыл бұрын
I sang this at a wedding one time - love it.
@desteddyeggroll8 жыл бұрын
Someone help me! This piece is too beautious!!!!!!!!!!
@wombat9617 Жыл бұрын
Sublime!!
@jd93513 жыл бұрын
Sang this with St Patrick's Cathedral choir in NYC in 1980s. I remembered every word and cue in my part. I love singing polyphony almost more than Mozart.
@judithbruton697511 ай бұрын
We did this song in Meistersingers at college. Great song. And you better be on pitch.
@heatherduthie9609 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ❤
@wnarloch86242 ай бұрын
This is my favorite Renaissance choral piece ever. I am a retired choral director. ❤
@Deep_Armageddon9 жыл бұрын
and 2:26 til the end is just…….AH!!….its haunting. I loved singing this in my chamber choir back in 2004.
@CaptainCactus218 ай бұрын
We are actually performing this piece in 6 days and I’m super excited as the bass part I’m hoping to sound this mature and elegant during our performance wish me luck.
@margoh.94238 ай бұрын
Good luck!!
@CaptainCactus218 ай бұрын
@@margoh.9423 thank you, a little late as we performed it already but still thank you and it went very well.
@Nick-yz9fd7 ай бұрын
I swear it heals me somehow, listening to this.
@mcsleeves24342 жыл бұрын
Sang this at IL All-State 2003. Always loved the ending.
@analisenichole73427 жыл бұрын
When I performed this my junior year I shed a tear as the song closed
@junothesnail88545 жыл бұрын
We are singing this in my middle school choir. Love it
@Musicienne-DAB19954 жыл бұрын
I remember learning this magisterial piece, still haven't forgotten it! Wonderful work!
@marirll70115 жыл бұрын
Genial partitura,muy buen video, muy bueno ,espectacular y muy grande,el compositor Tomás luis de victoria,todas sus composiciones,son extraordinarias,una gozada SU Composición
@bossryetv302 жыл бұрын
High school choir days , I miss high school , I’m 29 now 🥰
@ToshNobody4 жыл бұрын
Hearing this recalls me how much choir misses me. How many composers i'd love to interpret sheets and how powerful can be voices acappella
@ameliaaroca82909 ай бұрын
Preciosa obra de uno de los mejores compositores de su tiempo, Tomás luis de Victoria
@whatajourneyph59023 ай бұрын
Beautiful. 1semitone higher than what is shown on the piece.❤❤❤
@domwujek89005 жыл бұрын
That final cadence HOLY SHIT :O amazing
@CleoraVanDeath8 жыл бұрын
Gives me goosebumps everytime.
@ubermensch8119 жыл бұрын
oh music, my sweetest joy
@patriciapetro75555 жыл бұрын
Our high school concert choir sang this back in early 1970s and this brings back so many beautiful memories. Considering political sensitivities that prevail today, are public schools allowed to sing beautiful religious music like this and others, like the Faure Requirem, etc? Too bad it they can't because this exposure to these hauntingly beautiful and uplifting songs has enriched my life!
@phoebe.aur0ra4 жыл бұрын
Schools are totally allowed to sing religious pieces! It's because they're art and not propaganda. Plus, most people can't even tell what the words mean so...
@LanderMusica Жыл бұрын
El maestro...the master
@Robinwhiteart4 жыл бұрын
Always loved singing this one, way back in the 70s.
@marinabarradas16912 жыл бұрын
"O magnum mysterium" (1572) is a 4-voice motet by the Spanish Renaissance musician Tomás Luis de Victoria. On this motet Victoria wrote a complete mass with the same title (1592).
@davravidumn1834 ай бұрын
This is one of those pieces of music, like Mozart's Ave Verum, that are just nearly "perfect." Beautiful in style, brilliantly crafted by the composer, a brief but succinct message and wonderful emotional effect. It resonates deeply in the heart.
@N1NAUZAMAKI8 жыл бұрын
3:49 and on with the tenor and alto. best part of singing this. ugh take me back!
@KevinElamMusic4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure in the hundreds of comments this may have already pointed this out - but the base note that is written at 3:43 should be a D, not an F. Still one of the greatest pieces of music in all of history. And a beautiful recording
@kruzrken10 жыл бұрын
Perfect, nothing short of perfect.
@JSC14019 жыл бұрын
Except for a written F instead of D in the bass part on the penultimate page!
@linuxlover559 жыл бұрын
JSC1401 Well, not exactly the performers fault... cough cough
@djinnisequoia5 жыл бұрын
The most moving moment to me is the part from "praesepio" to "o beata" -- and the space in between. So fraught, and so slegant.
@vernoncorv38625 жыл бұрын
I have sung this a few times in my life. I have always considered the transition at 2:20 to be one of the most beautiful and thrilling in music.
@Berlinchesmusic4 жыл бұрын
Arte
@moonbeamchaos10 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much for including the sheet music! Helped me remember a couple of parts I've gotten foggy on over the past 50 years!
@trp815510 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but I have to say this: I am a high school student who is currently learning this. I find it to be simply beautiful that I am learning a song that someone who is 50+ years my senior. I know the song was composed centuries ago, but it's amazing how music is able to bridge the generations together. :)
@AlanSaxo Жыл бұрын
No puedo parar de escuchar esta putísima maravilla
@Gusrikh12 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful….
@georgiapeach76662 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to my salad days...and much happiness!