Beatus vir
( Blessed is the man )
Lassus, Roland de (1532?-1594) [ Belgium ; Franco-Flemish ]
Edition
Published by
Mercury Music
[USA]
, 1941
; in Cantiones duarum vocum : Magnum opus I-XX
(24 p.)
Ref. :
352-00011 (1)
; MC 11
(2 p.)
, "Dessoff choir series"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Boepple, Paul
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Latin
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
16th century
(1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form:
Motet ; Sacred ; Renaissance
Type of Choir:
SA OR TB OR unspecified voicing (2 equal voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
F modal
Duration:
1.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Confirmation ; Ordination
Musicological Sources:
From Novae aliquot ad duas voces cantiones suavissimae (Munich, 1577) later reprinted in Magnum Opus (1604), the collection of Lassus's motets published by his sons after his death
Biblical references:
Sirach :
14, 22
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Princeton, USA
Talbott Library, Westminster Choir College of Rider University
101 Walnut Lane, PRINCETON, NJ 08540; Ph. (+1) 609-921-7100
Consultable under :
Perf. Coll. # W24 (103 copies)