Timor et tremor - Orlande de Lassus, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
9. Timor et tremor
From the album ‘The Sacred Flame’
Composer Orlande de Lassus
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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Timor et tremor
Timor et tremor, one of the most celebrated of Lassus's motets, first appeared in 1564, in a collection published in Nuremberg. Its text was compiled from the psalms, possibly by Lassus himself; this was a not uncommon Renaissance practice (as in the Gabrieli Jubilate Deo), enabling the composer to make a particular expressive, religious, or sometimes political point. In this case, Lassus portrays in vividly madrigalian fashion the contrast between human fear and uncertainty, and the firm trust that may be placed in God.
LYRICS:
Timor et tremor venerunt super me, et caligo cecidit super me.
Miserere mei Domine, miserere, quoniam in te confidit anima mea.
Exaudi Deus deprecationem meam, quia refugium meum es tu, et adjutor fortis.
Domine invocavi te, non confundar.
(from Psalms 55, 57, 61, 71 and 31)
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me.
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee.
Hear my crying, O God: give ear unto my prayer, for thou art my house of defence, and my castle. Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee.
The Sacred Flame
The theme of this album is the marvellous wealth of sacred music which was created in continental Europe out of the ferment of the age of Reformation.
“…The Sacred Flame is a fascinating, impressive compendium of liturgical choral music…” The Independent
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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