Ave verum corpus (1605)

( Hail, O hail the body )

Byrd, William (1543?-1623) [ Great Britain ; England ]

Adaptor of the text: Greenberg, Noah (1919-1966) [USA]
Edition
Published by Associated Music Publishers, Inc. [USA] , 1958
Ref. : NYPM, No. 7  (7 p.) , "New York Pro Musica series"
Editor or author of the restitution: Greenberg, Noah
Type of material: Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
 
Description
Text in: Latin + adapted in English
Epoque: 17th century  (1600-1649)
Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Motet
Mood of the piece: sustained ; sombre
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: A minor
Duration: 3.5 min.
Liturgical Use: Lent ; Good Friday
Musicological Sources: from "Gradualia" Liber Primus, 1610
 
   Audio excerpt

sung by Choeur National des Jeunes A Coeur Joie
conducted by Antoine Dubois

Discographic ref. : Sélection de programme 1999-2001

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