Beata es Virgo Maria

Notes on selected settings

Version 1, "…quae Dominum portasti"

William Byrd SATTB Johann Melchior Caesar SATB & 6-part str. Giovanni Paolo Cima SSB & basso seguente Giacomo Finetti S solo & bc Wilhelmus Formellis SAATTB Robert Führer SATB & orchestra Andrea Gabrieli SAATB (1st half, for Candlemas) Joannes de Latre SATTB Johannes Lupi SATTB (w/o alleluias) Wilhelm Meyer Lutz SATB & organ (has permanebis instead of permanes) Claudio Merulo SAATTBB Asprilio Pacelli SSATTB

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SSAB.SATB Andreas Pevernage SSATTB Giuseppe Terrabugio Op. 81/3 SSA or ATB Giovanni Maria Trabaci SATTB Vincenzo Ugolini SATB.SATB.SATB (+ Ave Maria in SSSAAA) Ivo de Vento ATTB Philippe Verdelot SSATTBB or AATTBBB (+ Ave Maria Virgo serena in one voice) Tomás Luis de Victoria SAATBB Franz Xaver Witt SATB Mikolaj Zielenski SSAB.ATTB

Version 2 "…quae credidisti"

• Gregorian chant
• Hans Leo Hassler SATB
• Giovanni Battista Stefanini SSAATTB

Version 3 "…Dei genitrix"

• Giovanni Gabrieli SSATBB
• Alvise Grani SSBB & basso seguente
• Giovanni Battista Stefanini SSAATTB

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• William Byrd — Beata es, Virgo Maria  Latin SATTB
• Johann Melchior Caesar — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Paolo Cima — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SSB
• Stefano Felis — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SSATB
• Giacomo Finetti — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin S
• Wilhelmus Formellis — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SAATBB
• Robert Führer — Marianisches Graduale und Offertorium  Latin SATB
• Andrea Gabrieli — Beata es Maria  Latin SAATB
• Giovanni Gabrieli — Beata es Virgo  Latin SSATBB
• Alvise Grani — Beata es  Latin SSBB
• Gregorian chant — Beata es Maria  Latin Unison
• Jacob Handl — Beata es virgo Maria a 5  Latin SATTB
• Jacob Handl — Beata es virgo Maria a 6  Latin AATTBB
• Hans Leo Hassler — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SATB
• Joannes de Latre — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SATTB
• Johannes Lupi — Beata es Maria  Latin SATTB
• Wilhelm Meyer Lutz — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SATB
• Rinaldo del Mel — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SATTB
• Claudio Merulo — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SAATTBB
• Asprilio Pacelli — Beata es, Virgo Maria  Latin SSATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SSAB.SATB
• Jacobus Clemens non Papa — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SATB
• Andreas Pevernage — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SSATTB
• Giovanni Battista Stefanini — Beata es Virgo Maria a 7  Latin SSAATTB
• Giuseppe Terrabugio — Beata es Virgo Maria, op. 81/3  Latin SSA,ATB
• Giovanni Maria Trabaci — Beata es, virgo Maria  Latin SATTB
• Vincenzo Ugolini — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SATB.SATB.SATB
• Ivo de Vento — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin ATTB
• Philippe Verdelot — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SSATTBB,AATTBBB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SAATBB
• Franz Xaver Witt — Beata es virgo Maria  Latin SATB
• Mikolaj Zielenski — Beata es Virgo Maria  Latin SSAB.ATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Version 1 Beata es, Virgo Maria, quae Dominum portasti creatorem mundi: Genuisti eum, qui te fecit, et in aeternum permanes virgo. Alleluia. Ave Maria gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Version 2 Beata es, Virgo Maria, quae credidisti Domino; perficientur[perfecta sunt] in te, quae dicta sunt tibi a Domino. Ex te enim natus est Christus Deus Salvator noster qui intercedit pro nobis apud Dominum Deum nostrum. Alleluia. Version 3 Beata es, virgo Maria, Dei genitrix, quae credidisti omnia perfecta sunt in te quae dicta sunt tibi: ecce, exaltata es super choros Angelorum: intercede pro nobis ad Dominum Deum tuum. Alleluia. Italian translation Version 3 Beata sei Tu che hai creduto, Vergine Maria, Genitrice di Dio; tutto di ciò che Ti viene detto di Te riguarda la perfezione: ecco, sei più alta dei cori aneglici, prega per noi presso il Signore Dio Tuo. Alleluia.

English translation Version 1 Blessed are you, O virgin Mary, who bore the Lord, the Creator of the universe. You brought forth him who made you, and remain forever a virgin. Alleluia. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Version 2 Blessed art thou, O virgin Mary, who didst believe the Lord; what the Lord said to thee shall be fulfilled in thee. For out of thee was born the Lord Christ our Saviour, who intercedes for us with the Lord our God. Alleluia. Version 3 Blessed are you, O Virgin Mary, who gave birth to God; who believed that all has been fulfilled in you that was said to you: behold, you have been raised up above the choirs of angels. O pray for us now to the Lord your God. Alleluia. Translation by Mick Swithinbank