| Locus iste | |
|---|---|
| Motet by Anton Bruckner | |
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| Key | C major |
| Catalogue | WAB 23 |
| Text | Gradual Locus iste |
| Language | Latin |
| Performed | 29 October 1869: Linz |
| Published | 1886: Vienna |
| Scoring | SATB choir |
Locus iste (English: This place), WAB 23, is a sacred motet composed by Anton Bruckner in 1869. The text is the Latin gradual Locus iste for the annual celebration of a church's dedication. The incipit, Locus iste a Deo factus est, translates to "This place was made by God".[1] Bruckner set it for four unaccompanied voices, intended for the dedication of the Votivkapelle (votive chapel) at the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria, where Bruckner had been a cathedral organist. It was the first motet that Bruckner composed in Vienna. It was published in 1886, together with three other gradual motets.
As a composition with no obvious technical difficulty, it has been performed by church choirs and by professionals, often to celebrate church dedications.
- ^ "Motet Translations / Anton Bruckner: Locus Iste". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 26 September 2014.