Quem terra (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2011-06-01). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 73 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML file is zipped.
General Information
Title: Quem terra
Composer: Anonymous
Lyricist: Venantius Fortunatus
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATT
Genre: Sacred, Office hymn for the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
Published: Trent codex 88, mid 1400's
Description: A Blessed Virgin Mary hymn by Venantius Fortunatus (530-609) transcribed from the Trent manuscript tr88. The notes' values, accidentals and colourings are as in the manuscript. The coloured notes are in "proportio sesquialtera" (3 vs. 2). The notes' values within the ligaturæ are as follows: the left upstemmed notes are semibreves - the unstemmed notes are breves - the right downstemmed notes are longæ. The "musica ficta" suggestions are in the MIDI and MusicXML files. Only the text incipit.
External websites:
- the Trent codices online
- Quem terra pontus sidera with Neale's translation
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Quem terra pontus.