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==General Information==
==General Information==
<b>Title:</b> <i>Felix namque es</i><br>
'''Title:''' ''Felix namque es''<br>
<b>Composer:</b> [[William Byrd]]<br>
{{Composer|William Byrd}}
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{{Voicing|5|SATTB|SATTB}}<br>
'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Sacred| music}}, {{pcat|Motet|s}}<br>
{{Language|Latin}}
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
'''Published:''' Gradualia I (1605), no. 19<br>


<b>Number of voices:</b> 5vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> SATTB<br>
'''Description:''' Offertory for Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin from Christmas to Easter, and Matins Responsory in the Common of Feasts of the Blessed Virgin<br>
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[:Category:Motets|Motets]] <br>
<b>Language:</b> [[Latin]]<br>
<b>Instruments: </b>none, a cappella<br>
<b>Published: </b>Gradualia I (1605), no. 19<br>


<b>Description:</b> Offertory for Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin from Christmas to Easter, and Matins Responsory in the Common of Feasts of the Blessed Virgin<br>
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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==


<b>Original text: </b>
'''Original text: '''


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<b>Translation(s): </b>
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Editor: David Fraser (added 2002-12-09).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 108 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Revised Oct 08

General Information

Title: Felix namque es
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB

Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Gradualia I (1605), no. 19

Description: Offertory for Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin from Christmas to Easter, and Matins Responsory in the Common of Feasts of the Blessed Virgin

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text:

Latin.png Latin text

Felix namque
es sacra Virgo Maria
et omni laude dignissima,
quia ex te ortus
est sol justitiae,
Christus Deus noster.


Translation(s):

English.png English translation

For thou art happy,
O sacred Virgin Mary,
and most worthly of all praise,
since out of thee hath
arisen the sun of justice,
Christ our Lord.