O Clavis David | UK Choral Composers

Author:

Anonymous (Sixth Century)

Date:

Sixth Century

Sources:

Wikipedia Article on the "O Antiphons"

Language:

Latin

About

"O clavis David" is one of seven Magnificat "O Antiphons" sung at Vespers during the last seven days of Advent prior to Christmas Day. It is sung on the 20th of December.

The Latin text with English translation follows:

O Clavis David, et sceptrum domus Israel; (O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel;)

qui aperis, et nemo claudit; (you open and no one can shut:)

claudis, et nemo aperit: (you shut and no one can open:)

veni, et educ vinctum de domo carceris, (come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,)

sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis. (those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.)

Works using this text

Title	Composer	Published	Scoring: Voices	Scoring: Instruments	Length	Difficulty
O Clavis David	Gabriel Jackson	2014	S(div.)A(div.)T(div.)B(div.) S(div.)A(div.)T(div.)B(div.) Voicing listed indicates the following: If a voice is listed alone [S], this indicates that there is no divisi throughout. If a (div.) is indicated after a voice part [S(div.)], this indicates that there are occasional divisions in the voice part. If a voice is listed in parentheses [S(S)], this indicates that there are frequent divisions in the voice part. If a voice is listed more than once (SS or SSS), there are separate voice parts throughout the composition. All soloists are listed in the comment section.		00:03:00	3