O sancte praesul Nicolae (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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  • (Posted 2018-09-11)  CPDL #51289: 
Original key (chiavi naturali):   (MIDI)     - Alto in transposed violin clef.
Transposed up a tone:   (MIDI)  
Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2018-09-11).   Score information: A4, 9 pages, 154 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcribed from 1575 print. Original note values.

General Information

Title: O sancte praesul Nicolae
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SacredMotet in honour of St. Nicholas

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1575 in Motettorum liber tertius, 5-8vv, no. 16
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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

O sancte praesul Nicolae,
quis non per te Deum mirabilem sanctis suis dixerit,
qui singulari tua pietate et sanctimonia
virginibus pudicitiam, nautis et oppressis salutem conservasti.

Gaude praesul optime,
qui virtutem operum Dei populo annuntiare meruisti,
tuis precibus nobis veniam petentibus digneris impetrare.