Rekindling a semi-tradition from last year, here is a piece of sacred music to help celebrate the First Sunday of Lent. I thought I’d start off with a relative newcomer (to me, at least): “In te Domine speravi,” from the ubiquitous Anonymous.
O Lord, in Thee I have hoped; let me never be put to shame.
As a special bonus, here’s a YouTube playlist that features a slightly different performance of “In te Domine speravi,” followed by Emilio de Cavalieri’s “Lamentationes Hieremiae prophetae (Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah).” I find both works particularly interesting for their heavy (at times, even shocking) use of dissonance. It lends an unsettling air to the music. Very Lenten.
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