Maria virgo virginum (Antonio Gardano)

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• (Posted 2020-01-21)  CPDL #56706:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2020-01-21).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 66 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: This edition is transposed down a fourth, putting the Bass part into a normal Bass range but making the top line low for sopranos.

General Information

Title: Maria virgo virginum
Composer: Antonio Gardano
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1539 in Excellentiss. autorum liber primus quatuor vocum, no. 13
Description: Short motet (in a single section), originally published in high clefs: G2, C2, C3, C4.

Original text and translations

Latin text

Maria virgo virginum,
sancte trinitatis sacrarium,
angelorum speculum,
scala sanctorum omnium tutum peccatorum refugium,
cerne pia meum periculum,
suscipe clementissima meum suspirium,
et da mihi tuum placatum filium.