Trombone Quartet -
Moderately Advanced
SKU: CY.CC2372
Composed by Tomas Luis de
Victoria. Arranged by
Andrew Converse.
Renaissance. Full score &
Parts. Published by
Cherry Classics
(CY.CC2372).
Tomas Luis de
Victoria was the most
famous composer of the
16th century in Spain,
and one of the most
important composers of
the Counter-Reformation,
along with Palestrina and
Orlando di Lasso.
Victoria was not only a
composer, but also an
accomplished organist and
singer. However, he
preferred the life of a
composer to that of a
performer. He is
sometimes known as the
Spanish Palestrina
because he may have been
taught by Palestrina.
O Magnum Mysterium
is a 4 part a cappella
motet written in Latin
for the Catholic Church
service and is performed
mostly around the
Christmas period as the
text refers to the great
mystery of the Virgin
birth, animals and baby
Jesus in the manger. This
work was written during
the composer's stay in
Rome and has some of
Palestrina's influence.
Dr. Converse has done
a beautiful job of
transcribing one of the
most beautiful sacred
choral works of the
Renaissance period.
