Magnum haereditatis mysterium (Adrian Willaert)

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• (Posted 2023-10-21)  CPDL #76512:         

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2023-10-21).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 83 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1539 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note values. Alto in transposed violin clef. Text underlay is mostly editorial, as the source is not very accurate in this regard.

General Information

Title: Magnum haereditatis mysterium
Composer: Adrian Willaert
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript 1536 in Cappella Giulia MS XII.4, no. 11
First published: 1538 in Triginta novem motetos habet (Buglhat, de Campis and Hucher), no. 21
    2nd published: 1539 in Musica quatuor vocum quae vulgo motecta nuncupatur liber primus, Edition 1, no. 26
    3rd published: 1540 in Selectissimae necnon familiarissimae cantiones (Salminger), no. 19
    Manuscript 1541 in D-ERu 473-1, no. 10, p. 51v
    4th published: 1545 in Motetti libro secondo a quattro voci, Edition 2, no. 6
Description: One of two settings of this text by Willaert. He also set it for five voices as the seventh part of 'O admirabile commercium' in 1559.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Magnum haereditatis.