Virginibus sacris fit vox (Johannes Lupi)
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- Editor: John Hetland (submitted 2020-05-17). Score information: Letter, 9 pages, 1.11 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Source: Johannis Lupi: Opera omnia, ed. Bonnie J. Blackburn, CMM 84, II, 1986. Notation here is a minor third higher than the original, with time values halved. Text underlay and editorial accidentals by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. 14 May 2020
General Information
Title: Virginibus sacris fit vox
Composer: Johannes Lupi
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Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1553 in Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum, liber 7 (Susato), no. 7
Description: Concerning the legend of Saint Ursula and 11,000 virgins (Oct. 21) slaughtered by Huns after a sea voyage in the 4th century.
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Original text and translations
Latin text Virgínibus sácris fit vox praenúntia mórtis. |
English translation To the holy virgins was given a prophecy of death. |