Missa Io mi son giovinetta (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2025-11-11)  CPDL #87403:   

Editor: Richard Mix (submitted 2025-11-11).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A couple of replacement pages and a paste-in for more serious errata.

• (Posted 2024-07-27)  CPDL #81421:   

Editor: Richard Mix (submitted 2024-07-27).   Score information: Letter, 41 pages, 354 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Several errors and omissions, beginning with the altus melisma at "benedicimus te". Source file seems to be corrupted, alas. Richard Mix (talk) 20:40, 24 October 2025 (UTC) See the discussion page for full description.

General Information

Title: Missa Io son giovinetta ('Missa primi toni' in 1570 print)
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4/6vv   Voicings: SATB or SAATTB, (there are 2 SSAT episodes)
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1570 Missarum liber tertius, no. 2
Description: Parody of Farrabosco's madrigal.

Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages:

Kyrie • Gloria • Credo • Sanctus & Benedictus • Agnus Dei