O nata lux de lumine

Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585) · Renaissance

At a glance

Voicing
SSATB
Language of the text
Latin
Genre
Sacred
Series
Choir
Available voices
Soprano I, Soprano II, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Score
Mutopia Project

Chapters, Soprano I part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Chapters, Soprano II part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Chapters, Alto part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Chapters, Tenor part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Chapters, Bass part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  7. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  8. End screen

Practise with the player

Notes on the piece

A hymn for the Transfiguration that Thomas Tallis (c. 1505–1585) set for five voices, published in the Cantiones sacrae (1575). Flowing harmonies, full chords.

Written with AI assistance

Text and translations

Original text · Latin

O nata lux de lumine,
Jesu redemptor saeculi,
dignare clemens supplicum
laudes preces que sumere.
Qui carne quondam contegi
dignatus es pro perditis.
Nos membra confer effici
tui beati corporis.

Source of the text: lieder.net

Score

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