Rex Babylonis - Mantua, Jacquet de

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"A setting of the Apocryphal account of Daniel in the lions' den. This motet was the model for Jacquet's eponymous Missa Rex Babylonis (Jacquet de Mantua)."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Motets ♬ Voicing → SAATB,ATTTB ¶ Language → Latin

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 9

CPDL # 83908

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2025-02-17

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¶Lyrics / Text

Rex Babilonis venit ad lacum, et introspexit, et ecce Daniel sedens in medio leonum. Et exclamavit rex voce magna: Magnus es Domine, Deus Danielis. Tunc ait rex: Paveant habitantes in universa terra Deum Danielis, quia ipse est liberator et salvator, qui liberavit Danielem de lacu leonum.