Cecilia virgo (Philippe de Monte)
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- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2021-10-14). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 139 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from 1575 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note values.
General Information
Title: Cecilia virgo
Composer: Philippe de Monte
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1575, Libro quarto de motetti di Filippo de Monte, no. 7
Description: A two-part motet in honour of St. Cecilia.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Cecilia virgo Almachium exsuperabat,
Tiburtium et Valerianum ad coronas vocabat,
expansis manibus orabat ad Dominum,
ut eam eriperet de inimicis.
O beata Cecilia, quae duos fratres convertisti,
Almachium judicem superasti,
Urbanum episcopum in vultu angelico demonstrasti.