The fifth motet of the Canticorum liber primus cum sex vocibus (Venice, 1571). Propter lignum is a beautiful motet dedicated to the Cross where the Sextus (Cantus 2) sings an eleven-note ostinato with the words Ecce Crucem Domini.
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The fourth motet of the Liber sextus sacrarum cantionum by Hubert Waelrant (c. 1517-1595).
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© 2022 Jorge Martín
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A beautiful six-voice Mass based on the descending (and sometimes ascending) hexachord. The Agnus Dei is scored for seven voices with a non-indicated canon at the octave between the Cantus II and the Tenor I.
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One of the best Masses (if not the best) by Sebastián de Vivanco, based on his own motet (its edition can be purchased here). The highlights of the Mass are the Pleni sunt (for five voices with a retrograde canon) and the final Agnus Dei (for seven voices!), where the head-motif of the motet appears in the Superius 2 with long values. A masterpiece that deserves many performances and recordings.
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One of the most beautiful motets by Vivanco. We are also publishing the Mass based on this motet this week.
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The second Mass of the Missarum liber cum antiphonis (Lisbon, 1636) by Filipe de Magalhães (c. 1571-1652) is based on the motet Veni Domine by the Spanish composer Francisco Guerrero. In the five-voice Agnus Dei the Superius 2 sings the ostinato Veni Domine et noli tardare from the original motet.
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The first Mass in the Liber missarum IIII. V. VI. et VIII. vocibus (Antwerp, 1621) by the Portuguese composer Duarte Lobo (c. 1565-1646). The Agnus Dei is scored for five voices with a canon (Quinta vox per tempora sequitur me. Quatuor tacendo initio finem reperies) where the Altus sings only the Breves of the Superius.
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Cristóbal de Montemayor (or Cristoforo Montemayor) is a rather unknown Spanish Renaissance composer. The only source for his works is the Liber primus cum octo et sex et quinque et quatuor vocibus (Napoli, 1593), a collection with psalms for double choir, hymns, motets and a couple of Masses. Though the double choir psalms and hymns are quite uninteresting, the works that stand out are the motets for four, five and six voices.
We are publishing the motets for four, five and six voices by Montemayor in Ars Subtilior Editions. The copy of the Liber primus (I-RN Mss musicali 135) has a lot of errors (text, accidentals, values...) that have been corrected for our editions.
Virgo prudentissima is an outstanding motet for five voices (SSATB). It alternates parts with vibrant counterpoint with phrases of expressive homophony (like in pulchra ut luna).
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MIDI:
Nr. 7 of Canones et echo sex vocibus, 1572. You can buy or download this score here. Remember, you can buy our scores for the price you want to support Ars Subtilior Editions!
Canones et echo sex vocibus (Venice, 1572)
22 motets for 6vv, 7vv and 8vv
Alma Dei genitrix | SSAATB | |
Ave mundi spes Maria | SSAATB | |
Gaude Barbara beata | SSATTB | |
Dum clamaremus ad Dominum | SSATTB | |
Eleva Domine | SSATTB | |
Quae celebrat thermas | SSAATB | |
Dic Echo | SSAATB |
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