Assumpta est Maria

Asuncion de la Virgen, El Greco (Art Institute of Chicago)

Offertory for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Aug. 15). The variant "laudantes" for "collaudantes" is given for the antiphon used at Vespers and Lauds, which omits the final "alleluia". There is also an Alleluia verse "Assumpta est Maria in caelum: gaudet excercitus angelorum."

Notes on selected settings

• Anonymous 16c SSATTB (with Quae est ista quae progeditur)
• Gregor Aichinger SSA ("laudantes", "Alleluia")
• William Byrd SATTB (Offertory)
• Giovanni Paolo Cima SATB.SATB (variant: see workpage)
• Manoel Dias de Oliveira SATB ("…ad aetherium…")
• Carlo Gesualdo SSATTB ("laudantes")
• Sigismondo d'India SATB ("laudantes")
• Philippe de Monte SATTB ("Laudantes…Maria virgo…" Secunda pars "In odorem unguentorum")
• Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm (arr. Lutz from a 2-part mass) SATB & organ (Offertory)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
  • Offertoria totius anni SATTB
  • with Quae est ista quae progeditur and additional text SSATTB
• Peter Philips AATTB or SSATB (with second part)
• Georg Prenner SSATB
• Oreste Ravanello SSA or SAA
• Orazio Vecchi ATTTB (Psalm ant.)
• Hieronymus Vinders SATTB (with second part and additional text)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Gregor Aichinger — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SSA
• Anonymous — Quæ est ista - Assumpta est  Latin SSATTB
• William Byrd — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATTB
• Pierre Colin — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATTTB
• Jean Conseil — Assumpta est Maria  Latin STTB
• Giovanni Contino — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATTB
• Sigismondo d'India — Assumpta est Maria in coelum  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATB
• Carlo Gesualdo — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SSATTB
• Jean Maillard — Assumpta est Maria in caelum  Latin SSATTB
• Jacquet de Mantua — Assumpta est Maria  Latin STTTB
• Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATB
• Manoel Dias de Oliveira — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Assumpta est Maria a 5  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Assumpta est Maria a 6  Latin SSATTB
• Peter Philips — Assumpta est Maria  Latin AATTB, SSATB
• Georg Prenner — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SSATB
• Oreste Ravanello — Assumpta est Maria, op. 66/29  Latin SSA
• Orazio Vecchi — Assumpta est Maria a 5  Latin ATTTB
• Hieronymus Vinders — Assumpta est Maria  Latin SATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Assumpta est Maria in coelum: gaudent angeli, collaudantes benedicunt Dominum, alleluia. Secunda pars Maria virgo assumpta est ad aethereum thalamum, in quo Rex regum stellato sedet solio.

English translation Mary is taken up into heaven, the Angels rejoice, praising, they bless God. Alleluia. Second part Mary the Virgin is taken up into the heavenly chamber, in which the King of kings sits upon His starry throne.

External links

• IPASource (http://www.ipasource.com/Documents/Latin/main/): word-for-word translation with IPA pronunciation.