Assumpta est Maria

Offertory for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug. 15). The variant "laudantes" for "collaudantes" is given for the antiphon used at Vespers and Lauds, which omits the final "alleluia". There is also an Alleluia verse "Assumpta est Maria in caelum: gaudet excercitus angelorum."

Asuncion de la Virgen, El Greco

Settings by composers

Gregor Aichinger SSA (antiphon) William Byrd SATTB Giovanni Paolo Cima SATB.SATB (motet variant: see workpage) Manoel Dias de Oliveira SATB (var.) Carlo Gesualdo SSATTB (antiphon) Sigismondo d'India SATB Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm (arr. Lutz from a 2-part mass) SATB & organ

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Offertoria totius anni SATTB motet with variant text, 2nda pas Quae est ista a 6 Peter Philips AATTB or SSATB (2nda pars added) Georg Prenner SSATB Oreste Ravanello SSA Hieronymus Vinders SATTB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Pierre Colin — Assumpta est Maria
• Jean Conseil — Assumpta est Maria
• Giovanni Contino — Assumpta est Maria
• Mariano Garau — Assumpta est Maria
• Jacquet de Mantua — Assumpta est Maria

Text and translations

Latin text Assumpta est Maria in coelum: gaudent angeli, collaudantes benedicunt Dominum, alleluia. Variant 1 Maria virgo assumpta est ad aethereum thalamum, in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio.

English translation Mary has been received into Heaven: the angels rejoice with praises and bless the Lord.

External links

• IPASource (http://www.ipasource.com/Documents/Latin/main/): word-for-word translation with IPA pronunciation.