Post partum Virgo (William Byrd)
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- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2002-11-11). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 116 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Nov 08. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
General Information
Title: Post partum Virgo
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1605 in Gradualia I, no. 18
Description: Alleluia verse for Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin from Christmas to the Purification and from Pentecost to Advent
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Original text and translations
Latin text Post partum Virgo inviolata permansisti: Dei genitrix, intercede pro nobis, alleluia. |
English translation After childbirth thou didst still remain an inviolate virgin: O Mother of God, intercede for us. Alleluia. |