Vytautas miskinis o salutaris hostia chant
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Vytautas miskinis o salutaris hostia chant
O salutaris hostia (Miškinis)
Composition for choir by Vytautas Miškinis
O salutaris hostia (O saving victim) is a composition for choir a cappella by Vytautas Miškinis, a setting of the Latin prayer O salutaris hostia.
Written in 1991, it was published by Carus in 2001. It has been performed in concerts internationally, and was recorded.
History
Vytautas Miškinis composed O salutaris hostia in 1991[1] as a choral conductor and professor at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.[2] He has composed more than 700 works of sacred vocal music, including masses, cantatas and motets.
The Baltic states are an area of a long tradition of choral music, which culminates in annual singing festivals.[2] The composition was published by Carus-Verlag in 2001.[1]
Text
The text is the first stanza of the Latin prayer O salutaris hostia, written by Thomas Aquinas for Eucharistic adoration.
| Latin text | Literal translation | Verse rendering |
|---|---|---|
O sa |