Salve regina / Hail thou most holy
( Et Iesum benedictum ; And Jesus the all-blessed )
Composer(s):
Byrd, William
(1543?-1623)
[ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Stainer and Bell Ltd.
[Great Britain]
, 1966
; in Collected works of William Byrd, Vol 3, Cantiones Sacrae (1591)
(236 p.)
Ref. :
4799
(16 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Dart, Thurston
; Fellowes, Edmund Horace
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
Latin
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
16th century
(1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Motet
Mood of the piece:
sustained ; prayerful
Type of Choir:
AATTB (5 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
A minor
Duration:
7.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Marian Feasts
Source of text:
Traditional Latin