O socii durate (Adrian Willaert)
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- (Posted 2015-07-11) CPDL #36033:
- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2015-07-11). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 106 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original pitch (chiavi naturali) and note-values. Transcribed from 1566 print. Musica ficta indicated.
General Information
Title: O socii durate
Composer: Adrian Willaert
Lyricist: Virgil
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SSATBB
Genre: Secular, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1566
Description: Dedicated to Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle. The Quintus and Sextus parts sing Granvelle's motto: Durate as a cantus firmus in "soggetto cavato" technique, they sing "ut fa re", the the vowels of "Durate" (u, a, e) on the hexachordum naturale (C-F-D), on the hexachordum molle (F-B flat-G) and the hexachordum durum (G-C-A), while the other 4 parts sing Virgil's text.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
O socii durate,
o socii neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum
o passi graviora dabit deus his quoque finem,
experti revocate animos moestumque timorem
mittite, forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.
Per varios casus per tot discrimina rerum
tendimus, ostendunt sedes ubi fata secundas
durate et vosmet rebus servate secundis.
Cantus firmus:
Durate.