Ascendens Christus in Altum (Tomās Luis de Victoria)
- Disposition: five part choir (SSATB)
- Composer: Tomās Luis de Victoria
- First Publication: 1572
- Text: Epheser 4,8 and Psalm 47,6
- License: Creative Commons Attribution
A beautiful composition that mixes gregorian thematic motives with the musical language of the contemporary madrigals.
This edition is based on Nancho Alvarez Lilypond transcription. I have transposed it to E minor and made occasional slight modifications to adjust it for a modern mixed choir. A report about the editorial principles and the changes made is included.
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Both an online facsimile of the partbooks from 1572 and a modern edition transcribed with lilypond is available from tomasluisdevictoria.org.