Verbum caro

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611) · Renaissance

At a glance

Voicing
SAT
Language of the text
Latin
Key
E♭ major
Genre
Sacred
Series
Choir
Available voices
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
Score
CPDL / ChoralWiki, ChoralWiki License licence

Chapters, Soprano 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

Practise with the player

Notes on the piece

A piece for three voices (soprano, alto and tenor) by Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611), a Spanish Renaissance composer, in Latin. The title, “Verbum caro”, recalls the words “the Word became flesh” (John 1:14). Without a bass voice the sound is lighter and clearer, and intonation among the three voices needs careful attention.

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Score

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