Quem dicunt homines (Cornelius Canis)

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• (Posted 2014-01-24)  CPDL #31038:       

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2014-01-24).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 71 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original note values but in modern clefs and transposed down a minor 3rd. (Clefs in the source: G2, C2, C3, C3, C4). Source used: Sacrarum cantionum liber 2, Susato 1546.

General Information

Title: Quem dicunt homines
Composer: Cornelius Canis
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1546 in Sacrarum cantionum, liber 2, no. 5
Description: This composition draws on a somewhat different selection of texts drawn from Matthew Chapter 16 in comparison with most works of the same name.

Original text and translations

Latin text

Quem dicunt homines esse filium hominis?
Et illi dixerunt: alii Iohannem baptistam, alii autem Heliam, alii vero Ieremiam aut unum ex prophetis.
Dicit illis Ihesus: Vos autem quem me esse dicitis?
Respondens Simon Petrus dixit: tu es Christus filius Dei vivi.