40 part motet- Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis

Spem in alium numquam habui praeter in te
Deus Israel
qui irasceris
et propitius eris
et omnia peccata hominum in tribulatione dimittis
Domine Deus
Creator coeli et terrae
respice humilitatem nostram

I have never put my hope in any other but in you,
O God of Israel
who can show both anger
and graciousness,
and who absolves all the sins of suffering man
Lord God,
Creator of Heaven and Earth
be mindful of our lowliness


sung by the Tallis Scholars. This CD is probably on amazon if you want to buy it!
"The Tallis Scholars Sing Thomas Tallis"
(It's a double disc set)

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[thecurledfreckle]

I am freaking out. I have to sing this...high soprano choir 3. Anyone else sung that part? Any advice? Actually, any part. What's it like?

[janeym]

@thecurledfreckle there is a site that has a midi of each seperate choir so you can learn it easier. search "spem in alium midi" and on google and hopefully you will find it :)

[jcbahr]

I would do anything to hear this in concert

[janeym]

@jcbahr I would do anything to SING this in concert...except sin...hahahaha

[janeym]

@jcbahr well it turns out I will be singing this in concert in reality! I'm in disbelief! I'm so excited!!

[wasilaify]

I feel closer to God when I hear this music. :) I suppose this was Tallis's intention?

[janeym]

@wasilaify we can't ever be positive, but God will have Himself glorified nonetheless. =)

[FurryChipmunkSquad]

I wonder what the person who uploaded this is thinking about everyone only being here for a certain *cough* fanfic. XD

[dracofanatic712]

@TheLindagdetroit We're everywhere, us MotU fans lol :D

[bigowl9408]

Thomas Tallis may have been very fortunate to have heard Angels singing, as this is as close as you can get and the experience though brief is one you will never forget. For Tallis in his time to have said, that this is where he got his inspiration from. May have lead to his burning at the stake for heresy or witch craft.

[iggnattius]

@wasilaify Would it be pray in tongues? As in Corintos letter of St. Paul?

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

I don't think any god has anything to do with the greatness of this, and it truly is great.I think. I'm sure if there were a god he would have been more concerned with more serious things, especially at that time in history.

[3cheersfortyranny]

Snowqueens Icedragon, I blame you for being here xD

[KellAnderson]

I have to find this on itunes...

[saakuuraa]

The tenor at 2:54 (qui iraceris) gives me the creeps <3

[Crystallinetenor]

@jcbahr I was lucky enough to have the privilege to perform this piece in the Church of St. John the Divine on NYC as a part of Westminster Choir College Symphonic Choir. Such a talented group, and beautiful acoustics made this piece truly come alive. Like no other experience.