Locus Iste
Anton Bruckner, arr. Ben Tordoff
Composed:
1869 Arranged:
2020 Grouping:
SATB or AATB Duration:
01:55
"Locus iste a Deo factus est" translates roughly as "This place was made by God" and is used for the "gradual" procession at the dedication of a church or other holy site. Several composers have created settings but Anton Bruckner's is by far the best known and most frequently performed. Scored for unaccompanied SATB choir this motet translates nicely onto the regular sax quartet or for a larger group split roughly evenly between the four parts.
An alternative alto version of the first part is provided for quartets without a soprano.
© 2020 Ben Tordoff
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