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Orlande de Lassus, \u201cHappy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered over,\u201d from <\/span>Penitential Psalms<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seven psalms were designated in the Christian world (around the 6th century) as \u201cpsalms of penitence,\u201d and Psalm 32 is naturally one of them. The psalms are also among the most set to music (such as De Profundis, Out of the Depths, Ps 130). From all the works that included all seven psalms, <\/em><\/span>Penitential Psalms<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>from 1584, by Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) is the best-known and most appreciated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Singers delight to this day in Lassus\u2019 secular songs, which are full of vitality and humor. His religious works, too, excel in a surprising lightness and elegance, especially in contrast with the rather severe medium and strict laws of ritual composition in the Renaissance. This led to his rapid rise in Italy as a singer, a <\/span>maestro di capella<\/em> <\/span>and a composer, and to his no less rapid decision to abandon everything and return to his native Flanders.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his travels throughout Europe, he ended up choosing Munich, where he settled down. His creative output was prodigious, and we can get an inkling of this from his <\/span>Penitential Psalms<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 32 is actually a large collection of motets, with each being devoted to a verse, or even half a verse from the psalm, and not a single word is overlooked. In the highly emotional process of repentance that the sinner undergoes, there is a huge variety of vocal composition (from two to five voices), and only in the final sections is the sound expanded to six. This is in the concluding verse of the chapter, and the two pieces that make up the doxology – the praise for the foundations of Christianity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The text (which is visible in the video) is in Latin, but since each section is clearly about an individual verse, it\u2019s not hard to follow along in the Hebrew original, or in English translation. The verse is usually presented by a single voice, and then is followed up by other voices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lassus Beati quorum remissae sunt iniquitates (Penitential Psalm No.2)
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