Christe, adoramus te / Savior, we adore thee and bless thy holy name
Edition
Ref. :
Cat. No. 29 0346 06
(4 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Jesson, Roy
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Latin
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
17th century
(1600-1649)
Genre-Style-Form:
Motet ; Renaissance ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
declamatory ; adagio ; gracious
Type of Choir:
SSATB (5 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major ; tonal ; A major
Duration:
1.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Penitence ; Passion ; Good Friday ; Penitential rite
Musicological Sources:
First published in Giulio cesare Bianchi's "Motetti, Libro I (venice, 1620) and probably composed for St. Mark's, where Monteverdi became "maestro di cappella in 1613. ; The organ continuo realization is by the editor.