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"Locus
iste" is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner on 11 August 1869. The Latin
text is used for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. The incipit translates
to "This place was made by God", with the text concentrating on the
concept of the sacred place, based on the Biblical story of Jacob's Ladder,
Jacob's saying "Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not"
(Genesis 28:16), and the story of the burning bush where Moses is told
"put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest
is holy ground" (Exodus 3:5).
Bruckner
set it for four unaccompanied voices, intended for the dedication of the
Votivkapelle at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria, where Bruckner had been a
cathedral organist from 1855 to 1868. It was the first motet that Bruckner
composed in Vienna. It was published in 1886, together with three other gradual
motets, and was premiered on 29 October 1869.
This arrangement includes alternative parts for treble-clef trombones.
A recording of the original motet can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQRYwe4KDDQ.
Other
searchable terms: Vienna Conservatory, Vienna University
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