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SICUT CE,RVUS
Tract for thc Blessing of the Font
'As lhe hart longs .fbr steams oJ'water,
so my soul yearns.fbr you, O God.'

Edited by J. STEELE GIOVANNI DA PALESTRINA

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One ofthe best loved ofPalcstrina's short works, 'Sicut cervus'is sung in churches and on concert platlorms all
over the world. Its place in the liturgy is during the Prooession f'or the blessing ol the Font at thc Easter Vigil;
but is suitable lor all occasions.
It is almost always performed too slowly; the structure is so simple that it will not bear ponderous treatment.
And the hart is, after all, a swifl animal. Allegreffo is suggested as a suitable speed. The dynamic should ncver exceed
mezzo-forte.

N.B. The second part of this Motet, which is equally fine, is very rarely performed; but it is now available uniform with
this edition.

O Copyright 1958, 1991 for all Countries

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Chester Music Limited. 14-15 Berners Street, London W1T 3LJ, UK cH08799
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