The music of Lent and Holy Week - Popule Meus
Details
| Title | The music of Lent and Holy Week - Popule Meus |
| Author | HolyTrinityMelrose |
| Duration | 2:41 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=CYrrKqOy4m0 |
Description
This simple, beautiful piece uses the text of the improperia, a text for Good Friday written in the ninth century, set to music by the master of Italian polyphony, Thomas Luis de Victoria. This small section features what becomes a refrain in the longer version, the Trisagion, the orthodox acclamation of the Trinity in greek - Hagios ho theos, Hagios Ischyros, Hagios Athanatos, eleison hymas. - Holy God, Holy and Strong, Holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
