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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Sanctus

Language: Latin

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus,
[Domine]¹ Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis!²

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• W. Rihm • J. Rutter • H. Howells • B. Britten • B. Britten

H. Howells sets lines 1-3

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¹ Rihm, Rutter: "Dominus"
² Rutter adds: "Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini."

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Sanctus" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Giovanni Gabrieli (1558 - 1613), "Sanctus" [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Frank Martin (1890 - 1974), "Sanctus" [ double chorus ], from cantata Mass for double choir, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Sanctus", K. 427 no. 4, from mass Große Messe in c-Moll, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Sanctus", 2015/2016 [ soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra ], from oratorio Requiem-Strophen, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
by John Milford Rutter, CBE (b. 1945), "Sanctus", from mass Requiem, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Sanctus", op. posth. 113 no. 3, D 696 no. 3 (1820), published 1829 [ satb chorus a cappella ], from Sechs Antiphonen zur Palmweihe am Palmsonntag, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "Sanctus - I will lift up mine eyes", 1936-8, published 1951, first performed 1950 [ soprano, tenor, mixed chorus, and orchestra ], from Hymnus Paradisi, no. 4
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by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Sanctus / Benedictus", from oratorio Missa Brevis in D, no. 3
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by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Sanctus", op. 66 no. 4, published 1961 [ soprano, tenor, baritone, satb chorus, boys' chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, organ ], from War Requiem, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Heilig, heilig, heilig"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

Holy

Language: English after the Latin

Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God of the the Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest!

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-19
Line count: 4
Word count: 21