Musica quatuor vocum quae vulgo motecta nuncupatur liber primus (Adrian Willaert)

General information

Title: Musica quatuor vocum (quae vulgo motecta nuncupatur) liber primus

Composer: Adrian Willaert

Publications using VolumesEditions

1 – Published 1539 – in Venice by Girolamo Scotto

2 – Published 1545 – in Venice by Antonio Gardano

Genre, Subgenre: Sacred, Motets. Language: Latin, 4 voices.

Description:  The first collection of Willaert's four-voice motets, many of which had been previously printed in other volumes. Originally printed by Scotto in 1539, this book was reprinted in 1545 by Gardano, dropping eleven items and adding ten new ones.

Facsimiles:

• Bavarian State Library - 1539 edition
• Bavarian State Library - 1545 edition

List of Works

1539 No.	1545 No.	Title	Comment
1		Ave Maria gratia plena
2	14	Videns Dominus
3	15	Quasi unus de paradisi	secunda pars: 'Deus qui beatum Marcum'
4	2	Antoni pastor inclite
5	3	Omnipotens sempiterne Deus
6	6	Angelus Domini descendit de coelo
7		Ave dulcissime Domine
8	8	Natale Sancte Eufemiae	secunda pars: 'Tu Domine notus omnibus'
9	4	O gemma clarissima
10	5	O Thoma laus et gloria
11		Veni Sancte Spiritus	seconda pars: 'Sine tuo numine'
12	16	Benedicta es caelorum regina a 4	secunda pars: 'Per illud ave prolatum'
13		Beata Dei Genitrix	secunda pars: 'Et beata quae credidit'; composed by Jehan L'Heritier
14		O Domine Iesu Christe
15	18	Mirabile mysterium
16	10	Magne martyr Adriane
17	20	Ave Regina coelorum. Ave Domina	secunda pars: 'Gaude gloriosa'
18		Domine Iesu Christe fili dei
19		Armorum fortissime	secunda pars: 'Te igitur martir egregie'
20		In illo tempore
21	7	Ioannes apostolus	secunda pars: 'Ecclesiam tuam Domine'
22		Ad te Domine preces nostras
23		Tota pulchra es amica mea
24	24	Patefacte sunt	seconda pars: 'Mortem enim'
25		Surgit Christus	secunda pars: 'Dic Maria quid fecisti contemplando crucem Christi'; tertia pars: 'Dic Maria quid fecisti post quam Jesus'
26		Magnum haereditatis mysterium
	1	Congratulamini mihi omnes	secunda pars: 'Recendentibus discipuluis'
	9	O magnum mysterium	secunda pars: 'Ave Maria gratia plena'
	11	In tua patientia
	12	Homo quidam fecit	secunda pars: 'Caro Christi quam sumimus'
	13	Nazaraeus vocabitur
	17	Salve crux sancta, arbor digna	secunda pars: 'Causa etiam vitae'
	19	Sancte Paule apostole
	21	Inviolata, integra et casta a 4	secunda pars: 'Nostra ut pura pectora sint'
	22	Dominus regit me	secunda pars: 'Parasti adversos eos'
	23	Saluto te	secunda pars: 'Rogo te ergo'

Works at CPDL

Edition 1 (1539)

Title	Composer	Year	No.	Subgenre	Voices
Angelus Domini descendit de coelo	Adrian Willaert	1539	6	Motets	SATB
Ave Regina coelorum. Ave Domina	Adrian Willaert	1534	17	Motets	ATTB,SATB
Ave dulcissime Domine	Adrian Willaert	1539	7	Motets	SATB
Beata Dei Genitrix	Jehan L'Heritier	1538	13	Responsories	SATB
In illo tempore	Adrian Willaert	1539	20	Gospel motets	SATB
Magnum haereditatis mysterium	Adrian Willaert	1538	26	Motets	SATB
Mirabile mysterium	Adrian Willaert	1538	15	Motets	STTB, SATB
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus	Adrian Willaert	1534	5	Motets	SATB
Veni Sancte Spiritus	Adrian Willaert	1539	11	Motets	SATB
Videns Dominus	Adrian Willaert	1535	2	Motets	SATB

Edition 2 (1545)

Title	Composer	Year	No.	Subgenre	Voices
Congratulamini mihi omnes a 4	Adrian Willaert	1534	1	Motets	SATB
In tua patientia	Adrian Willaert	1538	11	Motets	SATB, ATTB
O magnum mysterium	Adrian Willaert	1539	9	Motets	SATB
Saluto te	Adrian Willaert	1539	23	Motets	SATB
Salve crux sancta, arbor digna	Adrian Willaert	1534	17	Motets	SATB
Sancte Paule apostole	Adrian Willaert	1539	19	Motets	SATB

References

External websites:

• RISM W 1106 - 1539 edition
• RISM W 1107 - 1545 edition
• Corresponding page on IMSLP.