Thesaurus Musicus (1564)

Description: An enormous 5-volume collection of sacred music by various composers, with one volume for 8, 7, 6, 5, and 4 voices, respectively. Pieces by Lasso appear in each book, for a total of 17 motets.

Title (of the first volume:) Thesaurus musicus continens selectissimas octo, septem, sex, quinque et quatuor vocum Harmonias, tam à veteribus quàm recentioribus symphonistis compositas. Nuremberg.

Publication date and place: 1564 Montanus & Neuber, Nuremberg.

RISM: 1564¹, 1564², 1564³, 1564⁴, 1564⁵.

Genre, Subgenre: Sacred, Motets. Language: Latin.

List of Lasso's pieces contained in the 5 volumes:

Vol.	Title	Voices	Voices
1	Confitebor tibi Domine	8	SATB.SATB
1	Jam lucis orto sidere (prima pars)	8	SATB.SATB
	Qui ponit aquam in Falerno (secunda pars)	8	SATB.SATB
2	Decantabat populus Israel	7	SSAATTB
2	Estote ergo misericordes	7	SSAATBB
3	Dixit Joseph undecim fratribus suis (prima pars)	6	SAATBB
	Nuntiaverunt Jacob dicentes (secunda pars)	6	SAATBB
3	In te Domine speravi (prima pars)	6	SSATTB
	Quoniam fortitudo mea (secunda pars)	6	SSATTB
3	Quam magnificata sunt (prima pars)	6	SSATTB
	Beatus homo quem tu erudieris (secunda pars)	6	SSATTB
3	Timor et tremor (prima pars)	6	SAATTB
	Exaudi Deus (secunda pars)	6	SAATTB
3	Verbum caro factum est	6	SSAATB
4	Cognoscimus Domine (prima pars)	5	SATTB
	Vita nostra (secunda pars)	5	SATTB
4	Confisus Domino (prima pars)	5	SATTB
	Inde tuo siquis studio (secunda pars)	5	SATTB
4	Fili quid fecisti nobis	5	SSATB
4	Tibi laus, tibi gloria (prima pars)	5	SATTB
	Da gaudiorum praemia (secunda pars)	5	SATTB
5	Amen dico vobis	4	SATB
5	Quasi cedrus exaltata sum	4	SATB
5	Qui cupit exsolvi	4	SATB
5	Te decet hymnus	4	SATB