for SSAA unaccompanied.
Consisting of two sections, this large-scale Christmas motet opens with a rich homophonic texture that is synonymous with Victoria’s compositions. This is followed by imitation in the vocal lines before a triple-metre section of resounding ‘alleluia’s. The secunda pars begins with new melodic lines that are beautifully explored before a reprise of the music from the prima pars.
Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Upper-Voice Polyphony.