Dulce lignum

In festo inventionis sanctae crucis

responsorium primum in tertio nocturno
8 vocum cum violinibus
Text from "Pange lingua" by Venantius
Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600/609 AD)
and "Imitation of Christ" by Francisco Valls [1665-1747]
Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380 – 1471) Edited by Mick Swithinbank and Jonathan Goodliffe

                  
Violin 1          
   
        
Violin 2              
  
"Accompaniment

                  
  
to the violins"
Bass
     
         
Soprano   
Dul - ce lig -

Alto             
Coro 1 Dul - ce lig - num, dul - ce lig - num,
     
      

Tenor

Dul - ce lig - num, dul -

      
Bass
     

  
Dul - ce lig - num, dul - ces

Soprano        

Alto         
Coro 2

        

Tenor

  
Bass
       

                    
Continuo       
        
Organ 
Accompanying 2nd choir
   
2 7
      
Vln. 1          


        
Vln. 2     

   

  
   
Bass             

 
S.        
num, dul - ces cla - - - - -


A.         
dul - - ces cla - - - - -

   
   

T.

- - - ces cla - - - - -

    
 
B.
   
cla - vos, dul - ces cla - - - - -

     
S.  


A.      


     

T.

   
B.
    
Dul - - ce

               
Cont.   

          
Org. 
    
3
11
     
        

Vln. 1

          
Vln. 2        

   
 
        
Bass
   

   
S.     
vos, dul - ce lig - num


A.         
vos, dul - - ce lig - num,


        
 vos,
T.

dul - ce lig - num,

   
B.
    
vos, dul - ce lig - num,

  


S.        
Dul - ce lig - num, dul - ces


A.        
Dul - ce lig - num,

     
   

T.

Dul - - lig - num, dul - ces

      
B.
 
lig - - - - num, dul - -
 
               
Cont.   
 
               
Org.   
  
4 15
          
Vln. 1                
 

                
Vln. 2             

                
Bass
             

       
S.       
dul - ce pon - dus, dul - ce


A.            
dul - ce pon - dus sus -

 
          

T.

dul - ce pon - dus sus -

   
 
B.      
dul - ce pon - dus,

        
S.    
cla - - vos,


A.              
dul - ces cla - vos, Dul -

   
      

T.

cla - - vos,

   
 
B.
     
ces cla - vos,

                         
Cont.    

       
Org.         
     
5
22
     
Vln. 1                  


                 
Vln. 2         

           
Bass
                

 
      
       
S.

pon - dus sus - ti - nu - it, sus - ti - nu - it.

  

   
          
A.

ti - - - nu - it, sus - ti - nu - it.

        
      
 

T.

ti - nu - it, sus - ti - nu - it, sus - ti - nu - it.

    
       
B.
     
dul - ce pon - dus sus - ti - nu - it, sus, ti - nu - it.

     
S.         
dul - ce pon - dus sus - ti - nu - it.

     
     
A.
   
- ce pon - dus, dul - ce pon - dus sus - ti - nu - it.

         
        
 dul
T.

- ce pon - dus, dul - ce pon - dus sus - ti - nu - it.

   
        
B.   
dul - ce pon - dus, dul - ce pon - dus sus - ti - nu - it.

           
Cont.                

           
Org.                
                                         
6 29

Vln. 1  

                         

Vln. 2    

     
Bass
    

      
    

           
S.  
Quae so - la dig - na


A.            
Quae so - la dig - na

      
     

T.

Quae so - la dig - na
   

 
B.      
Quae so - la dig - na

             
S.  
Quae so - la dig - na fu - it,

A.             

Quae so - la dig - na fu - it,


             

T.

Quae so - la dig - na fu - it,


B.
         
   
Quae so - la dig - na fu - it,

                   
Cont.   
            
Org.  
                     
34 7

Vln. 1      

                     
Vln. 2         

              
Bass
         

    
S.              
fu - it, quae so - la dig -na fui - it por - ta - re,


A.              
      
fu - it, quae so - la dig -na fu - it por - ta - re, por -


                  

T.

fu - it, quae so - la dig -na fu - it por - ta - re, por -

     
B.

 
             
fu - it, quae so - la dig -na fu - it por - ta - re,

               
S.  
quae so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta -

A.                
quae so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta -

            
   

T.

quae so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta -

           
B.
     
quae so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta -

                     
Cont.   

             
Org.     
                   
8 39

Vln. 1     

                    
Vln. 2 

          
Bass
  
   

         
S.  
por - ta - re


A.            
ta - - re

              
       

T.

        
ta - - re pre - ti -um hu - jus sae -

     
 
B.
   
por - ta - re pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - cu -

        
S.  
re, por - ta - re


A.            
re, por - ta - re

    
     

T.

re, por - ta - re

       
 
B.
    
re, por - ta - re

                
Cont.   

            
Org.  
  
9
   
   
44

Vln. 1        

    
Vln. 2            

 
         
 
Bass

  
         
S.       
pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - cu - li, quae

       
     
A.     
pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - - cu - li, quae

 
        

T.

- - - - cu - li, quae

  
  
B.
     
li, sae - - - cu - li, quae

           
S.  
quae so - la dig - na


           
A.

quae so - la dig - na


           

T.

quae so - la dig - na


          

B.

quae so - la dig - na

         
Cont.   

          
Org.  
                                        
10 49

Vln. 1   

                                   
Vln. 2   

   
   
    
Bass
       

                    
S.  
so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta - re, por - ta - re


A.                 
so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta - re, por - ta - re

                
  

T.

so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta - re, por - ta - re

         
B.

 
        
so - la dig - na fu - it por - ta - re, por - ta - re

               
S.   
fu - it, por - ta - re, por - ta - re


A.               
fu - it, por - ta - re, por - ta - re

         
      
 fu - it,
T.

por - ta - re, por - ta - re

    
B.
    
        
fu - it, por - ta - re, por - ta - re pre -

       
Cont.             

         
Org.         
                
54 11

Vln. 1        

        
Vln. 2              

 
        
Bass
  

      
S.  

  
A.         
pre - ti -um hu - jus

  
        

T.

pre - ti -um hu - jus

      
B.
      
pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - cu -

 
     
    
S.     
pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - - - cu -

       
   
  
       
A.

pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - - - cu - li, pre - ti - um hu - jus



          
 
  

T.

pre - ti -um hu - jus sae - cu - li, pre - ti -um hu - jus

 
        
B.
  
- ti - um hu - jus sae - cu - li, hu - jus sae -

         
Cont.    

         
Org.    
          
12 59

Vln. 1             

        
Vln. 2            

      
     

Bass

       
S.         
pre - ti - um hu - jus sae - cu - li. Hal - le - lu - jah,

  
 
     
     
A.

sae - - - - cu - li. Hal - le - lu - jah,

  
        

T.

sae - - - - cu - li. Hal - le - lu - jah,

     
 
B.      
li, sae - cu - li. Hal - le - lu - - jah,

         
S.    
li, sae - - cu - li. Hal - le -

A.   
 
             

sae - cu - li, sae - - cu - li. Hal - le -


        

T.
 
sae - - cu - li. Hal - le -

      
     

B.

- - - - - cu - li, Hal - le -

    
      

Cont.

    
      

Org.
           
[Fine] 13
63
      
Vln. 1   

       
          
Vln. 2 


       
   
Bass

      
S.      
ha - - le - lu - - - - jah.


    
    
A.
      
hal - le - lu - - - - - - jah.

  
        

T.

hal - le - lu - jah, hal - le - lu - - jah.

        
 
B.
   
hal - le lu - - - - - - jah.

            
S.  
lu - jah, hal - le - lu - - jah.


A.            
lu - jah, hal - le - lu - - jah.


        

T.

lu - jah, hal - le - lu - - jah.

   
B.
     
lu - jah, hal - le - lu - - jah.

      
Cont.     

       
Org. 
    Versus a 4 (choir 1)
14
 
68

S.             
Hoc sig - num cru - - - cis e - rit in cae -
  
A.               
Hoc sig - num cru - - - cis e - rit in


                    

T.


Hoc sig - num cru - - - cis e - rit in cae - -

               
 
B.
 


Hoc sig - num cru - - - cis e - rit in cae - -

           
Cont.       

   

75

S.              
- - - - lo cum Do - - - -

A.             
cae - - - - lo Do -
     
      

T.

   - -
 -  - - lo
      
cum Do -

B.
     

      
- - - - - lo cum Do - - - -
     
Cont.  

 
80

S.            
- mi - nus ad ju - di -

A.     
       
- - mi - nus ad ju - di - can - dum ve -

         

T.

   
- mi - nus
       ad -

B.
   

   
- - mi - nus ad ju - di - can - dum ve - -

Cont. 
       
 15

 
84

S.    
           
can - dum ve - - ne - rit, ad ju - di - can - dum

 
A.              
- - ne - rit, ad ju - di - can - dum

 
             

T.

ju - di - can - dum ve - - - ne - rit, ad ju - di -

          

 
B.
  
- ne - rit, ad ju - di - can - dum ve - - -

  
Cont.           


  
Dal (b. 29)
88

S.   
    
ve - - - - ne - rit.

   
  
A.          
ve - ne - rit, ad ju - di - can - dum ve - ne - rit.

     
        
 can - dum
T.

ve - - ne - rit, ve - - ne - rit.

          
 
 
B.

- - ne - rit, ad ju - di - can - dum ve - ne - rit.

   
Cont.         