Maximilla Christo amabilis (Gierolamo Lambardi)

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  • (Posted 2021-06-13)  CPDL #64748:       
Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2021-06-13).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 80 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Maximilla Christo amabilis
Composer: Gierolamo Lambardi
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredAntiphon

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1597
Description: The Fifth Antiphone for Psalms at First and Second Vespers and Laudes on the Feast of S. Andreas the Apostle. From the print "Antiphonarium Vespertinum Dierum Festorum Totius Anni..." bd.2. 1597. printed at the printing press of the Canoni Regolari Sancti Spiritus propre Venetias. The antiphone is set with a gregorian chant melody as cantus prius factus in the bassus part.

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Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

Maximilla Christo amabilis,
tulit corpus apostoli,
optimo loco cum aromatibus sepelivit.

English.png English translation

Maximilla, beloved of Christ,
took the body of the apostle with fragrant herbs,
to the best burying place.