Ave ancilla Trinitatis (Andreas de Silva)

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• (Posted 2025-11-04)  CPDL #87313:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2025-11-04).   Score information: A4, 12 pages, 127 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a minor third; the alto part is often low.

General Information

Title: Ave ancilla Trinitatis
Composer: Andreas de Silva
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1520 in Motetti novi libro secondo (Andrea Antico), no. 1
Description: Published by Andrea Antico, Venice, 1520

Original text and translations

Latin text

Ave ancilla Trinitatis,
ave filia sempiterni patris,
ave sponsa Spiritus Sancti,
ave mater Domini nostri Jesu Christi.

Ave soror angelorum,
ave promissio propixtarum,
ave regina patriarcharum,
ave doctrix apostolorum,
ave confortatrix martyrum,
ave decus viduarum,
ave corona virginum,
sanctorum sanctarumque omnium,
mecum sis in omnibus tribulationibus meis.

Ave cuius conceptio solemni plena gaudio,
celestia, terrestria nova replet laetitia.

Ave cuius nativitas nostra fuit solemnitas,
ut lucifer lux oriens verum solem praeveniens,
ave pia humilitas cuius annuntiatio
nostra fuit purgatio.

Ave praeclara angelicis virtutibus
cuius fuit assumptio nostra glorificatio.

O mater Dei memento mei.