Deus Benedicat Eum

"Deus Benedicat Eum" (Latin, "God Bless Him") is the final song composed by Gilbert Martinez for the tragedy Beneath the Moon of Dripping Blood. It is the last of the five songs made for the song. It is meant to close out the tragedy. Like the other songs, it is operatic and uses a SATB Choir, a harpsichord, a violin, a viola, and a cello. The Choir's melody after the beginning harpsichord solo is based on "Tristitia," the second of the four organ pieces of Permotionem Symphoniae ("The Symphony of Emotions"). The melody of this song is mixed with a reprise of the melody from "Hoc Vae Mihi Est," and as such, the melody of "Deus Benedicat Eum" follows the Martinez Progression. "Tristitia" also follows it.
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