Virgo prudentissima
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General information
Virgo prudentissima is the Magnificat antiphon at First Vespers of the Feast of the Assumption (Aug. 15). The setting by Isaac adds a long trope in honor of Maximilian I.
Settings by composers
- Clemens non Papa a 6
- Francisco Guerrero a 4 (high clefs)
- Heinrich Isaac SATTTB
- Jacquet de Mantua a 5
- Josquin des Prez a 4
- Pierre Manchicourt a 4
- Exaltata est Sancta Dei genitrix by Cristóbal de Morales includes the antiphon in one voice (of 6).
- Thomas Morley a 5
- Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina a 7 with 2nda pars Maria virgo
- Andrea Rota SAATTB
- Ludwig Senfl SATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Jacobus Clemens non Papa — Virgo prudentissima
Text and translations
Latin text Virgo prudentissima, quo progrederis, quasi aurora valde rutilans? |
English translation Virgin most wise, where are you going, shining out as brightly as the dawn? |