O pulcherrima mulierum (Jacques Arcadelt)

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CPDL #22989: 

Editor: Daniel Mahraun (submitted 2011-01-10).   Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 156 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: The piece has been transposed to better fit modern, mixed ensembles. The score order of the tenor and BI part have been reversed due to range/tessitura issues. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.

General Information

Title: O pulcherrima mulierum
Composer: Jacques Arcadelt

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATBB

Genre: Sacred, Antiphon

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1530

Description: The text is a compilation of paraphrases from the Song of Solomon. Details about the scriptural source(s) are included in the editorial notes. These compiled phrases are combined with a Marian prayer sung to a simple tenor.

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