Iam Christus astra ascenderat (John Sheppard)
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- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2022-07-08). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 227 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from John Baldwin's partbooks. Original pitch retained, Note values halved. Plainsong supplied from a manuscript Sarum hymnal of 1542.
General Information
Title: Iam Christus astra ascenderat
Composer: John Sheppard
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Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SATTBarB
Genre: Sacred, Office hymn
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
Manuscript ca. 1575 in The Baldwin Partbooks, no. 112
Description: An alternatim setting of the hymn at First Vespers and Matins on the feast of Pentecost and throughout the Octave of Pentecost in the Use of Sarum.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Iam Christus astra ascenderat.