O vos omnes
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O vos omnes is a responsory, originally sung as part of Roman Catholic liturgies for Holy Week, and now often sung as a motet. The text is adapted from the Latin Vulgate translation of Lamentations 1:12. It was often set, especially in the sixteenth century, as part of the Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday. Some of the most famous settings of the text are by:
- Tomás Luis de Victoria (two settings for four voices: 1572 and 1585)
- Carlo Gesualdo (five voices: 1603; six voices: 1611)
- Pablo Casals (mixed choir: 1932)
