Optimam partem elegit (William Byrd)
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- Editor: Richard Shakeshaft (submitted 2023-05-30). Score information: A4 Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: A preview is available, but name and email are required to download complete free licensed copies.
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2003-01-07). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Sept 08.
Possible error(s) identified. Error summary: Tenor I possibly has a transposition error, looks more like an Alto part.
General Information
Title: Optimam partem elegit
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, communion for the Assumption (since moved to OT 16)
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1605 in Gradualia I, no. 25
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Optimam partem elegit.