Musica quinque vocum (Girolamo Scotto)
General information
Title: Musica quinque vocum
Full Title: Musica quinque vocum: motteta materna lingua vocata, ab optimis & variis Authoribus elaborata. Paribus vocibus decantanda: nunquàm antea excussa, Nunc verò sub hoc signo Anchorae in lucem prodit. Maxime labore & diligentia emendata, ut patebit experientibus.
Genre, Subgenre: Sacred, Motets. Language: Latin, 5 voices.
Editions
- 1 – Published 1543 – in Venice by Girolamo Scotto
- 2 – Published 1549 – in Venice by Antonio Gardano
Description: A compilation of motets for five equal voices, purportedly by "the best and various authors"; however, none of the composers are specified in the original edition by Scotto. Because of the subject of many of the texts and suitability of the arrangements for a women's choir, it has been theorized that some, many, or all of the works are by Leonora d'Este. Because she was a woman, a nun, and of noble birth, she was unlikely to have claimed or been given credit for them. A second edition of this book was printed in 1549 by Antonio Gardano, who substituted some works by other composers and identified one of the original compositions as by Dominique Phinot.
Facsimiles:
List of works
| 1543 No. | 1549 No. | Title | Composer | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Tribulationes vivitatum audivimus | Anonymous | |
| 2 | 7 | Dum complerentur | Anonymous | |
| 3 | 6 | Suscipe verbum | Anonymous | |
| 4 | 4 | Tria sunt munera preciosa | Anonymous | |
| 5 | 9 | Haec dies quam fecit Dominus | Anonymous | |
| 6 | 10 | Virgo Maria speciosissima coelorum regina | Anonymous | |
| 7 | 11 | Ego sum panis vitae | Dominique Phinot | |
| 8 | 3 | O salutaris hostia | Anonymous | |
| 9 | 15 | Veni sponsa Christi | Anonymous | |
| 10 | 14 | Adest nobis dies celebris | Anonymous | |
| 11 | Salve sponsa Dei virgo sacra | Anonymous | ||
| 12 | Descendit angelus Domini | Anonymous | ||
| 13 | Hodie Simon petrus ascendit | Anonymous | ||
| 14 | 2 | Ave sanctissima Maria | Anonymous | |
| 15 | Rogamus te beatissima virgo | Anonymous | ||
| 16 | 5 | Sicut lilium inter spinas | Anonymous | |
| 17 | 16 | Stephanus autem plenus gratia | Anonymous | |
| 18 | Angelus Domini descendit de coelo | Anonymous | ||
| 19 | 13 | Felix namque es | Anonymous | |
| 20 | 12 | Angustie mihi sunt undique | Anonymous | |
| 21 | O beate Christi confessor | Anonymous | ||
| 22 | 17 | Iste est Joannes | Anonymous | |
| 23 | Angeli, Archangeli, Troni et Dominationes | Anonymous | ||
| 1 | Illuminare Hierusalem | Dominique Phinot | ||
| 18 | Recordare Domine | Jacques Arcadelt | ||
| 19 | Valde honorandus est | Anonymous | ||
| 20 | Rosa de spinis | Ernoul Caussin | ||
| 21 | Virtute magna | Anonymous | ||
| 22 | Beati Marci | Perissone Cambio | ||
| 23 | Ego ex ore altissimi | Perissone Cambio | ||
| 24 | Vespere autem sabbati | Anonymous | ||
| 25 | O magnum pietatis | Anonymous |
Works at CPDL
Edition 1 (1543)
| Title | Composer | Year | No. | Subgenre | Voices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix namque es | Leonora d'Este | 1543 | 19 | Motets | TTTTB |
| Veni sponsa | Leonora d'Este | 1543 | 9 | Motets | ATTBB |