Domine, Dominus noster (Thomas Morley)
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- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2022-01-25). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 143 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from the Sadler Partbooks. Original pitch and note values retained.
- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-01-31). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 290 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The Original key is g-dorian (one flat), but as most of the dorian sexts are diminished the actual key is g-minor. I have transposed the piece one tone down to f-minor (four flats) to bring it in the range of an all male ensemble. Note the two "Tallis"-clashes in bars 37 and 41.
General Information
Title: Domine, Dominus noster
Composer: Thomas Morley
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: ATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1585
Description: A setting of Psalm 8, v.1 composed by Morley when he was 19 years of age and known only from a set of partbooks compiled in his home city of Norwich.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 8.