Choralis Constantinus (Heinrich Isaac)

Title: Choralis Constantinus

Full Title: Coralis Constantini, ut vulgo vocant, opus insigne & praeclarum, vereas coelestis harmoniae, Authore nunquam satis lattdato Musico, Henrico Isaac, Divi quondam Caesaris Maximiliani Symphonista Regio

Description: Heinrich Isaac's Choralis Constantinus was commissioned for the cathedral of Constance in 1508 and published posthumously in three books 1550-1555. Volume I opens with Asperges me and a Gloria Patri, followed by propers of the de tempore Sundays. Volume 2 covers the major feasts employing sequences, mostly from the sanctoral cycle. "Both [Johannes] Ott and [Ludwig] Senfl died before the combined collections were published, and Ott's widow, left with the manuscripts already in order and edited by Senfl, engaged Formschneider to publish the first volume … Formschneider subequently published Books II and III in 1555" (Feiszli 1985).

Publications using VolumesVolumes

1 – Published 1550 – Nürnberg: Hieronymus Formschneider

2 – Published 1555 – Nürnberg: Hieronymus Formschneider

3 – Published 1555 – Nürnberg: Hieronymus Formschneider

External websites:

• View the Wikipedia article on Choralis Constantinus (Heinrich Isaac).

• DTÖ at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
• Bavarian State Library partbook viewer: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3
• Feiszli 1985
• Cuyler 1948

References:

• Cuyler, Louise E. 1948. The Choralis Constantinus Book III of Heinrich Isaac (c. 1445-1517). Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Rochester (New York), Eastman School of Music. Three volumes.
• Feiszli, James D. 1985. Neglected Treasure — Heinrich Isaac's "Choralis Constantinus". The Choral Journal 26(4):27-32.

List of Works

Choralis Constantinus I (through exaudi), II (Nativity-Immaculate Conception) and III (Commons-Ordinaries)

No.	Mass	Introit	Alleluia/Tract	Sequence	Communion
I-0	[before Mass]	Asperges me Domine/Gloria Patri
I-1	De Sanctissima Trinitate	Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas	Benedictus es, Domine	Benedicta semper sancta sit Trinitas	Benedicimus Deum caeli
I-2	Domenica I	Domine in tua	Domine Deus salutis		Narrabo omnia mirabili
I-3	Domenica II	Factus est Dominus	Deus judex justus		Cantabo Domino
I-4	Domenica III	Respice in me	Diligam te virtus		Ego clamavi
I-5	Domenica IV	Dominus illuminatio	Domine in virtu te		Dominus firmamentum
I-6	Domenica V	Exaudi Domine	In te Domine		Unam petii
I-7	Domenica VI	Dominus fortitudo	Omnes gentes plaudite		Circuibo et immolabo
I-8	Domenica VII	Omnes gentes plaudite	Eripe me de inimicis		Inclina aurem
I-9	Domenica VIII	Suscepimus Deus	Te decet hymnus		Gustate et videte
I-10	Domenica IX	Ecce Deus	Attendite populo		Primum quaerite
I-11	Domenica X	Dum clamarum	Exultate Deo		Acceptabis sacrificium
I-12	Domenica XI	Deus in loco			Honora de tua
I-13	Domenica XII	Deus meus	Domine refugium		De fructu saciabitur
I-14	Domenica XIII	Respice Domine	Venite exultemus		Panem de caelo
I-15	Domenica XIV	Protector et respice	Quoniam magnus		Panis quem ego
I-16	Domenica XV	Inclina Domine	Paratum cor		Qui manducat
I-17	Domenica XVI	Miserere nostri Domine	In exitu		Domine memora
I-18	Domenica XVII	Justus es Domine	Dilexi quoniam		Vovete Domino
I-19	Domenica XVIII	Da pacem Domine	Laudate Dominum		Tollite et introite
I-20	Domenica XIX	Salus populi	Dextera Dei		Tu mandisti
I-21	Domenica XX	Omnia quae	Deus judex		Memento servo tua
I-22	Domenica XXI	In voluntate	De profundis		In salutari anima mea
I-23	Domenica XXII	Si iniquitates	Confiteor tibi		Dico vobis: Gaudium (Pentecost III in tridentine calendar)
I-24	Domenica XXIII	Dixit Dominus ego cogito	Qui posuit		Amen dico vobis, quid quid orantes
I-25	Adventus I	Ad te levavi	Ostende nobis		Dominus dabit
I-26	Adventus II	Populus Sion	Laetatus sum		Jerusalem surge
I-27	Adventus III	Gaudete in Domino	Excite Domine		Dicite pusilanimis
I-28	Adventus IV	Memento nostri	Veni Domine		Ecce virgo
I-29	Dom. infra oct. Epiphaniae	In excelso	Jubilate Deo		Fili quid ego
I-30	Dom. I p. Epiphaniae	Omnis terra	Laudate Deum		Dicit Dominus implete
I-31	Dom. II p. Epiphaniae	Adorate Deum	Dominus regnavit		Mirabantur omnes
I-32	Septuagesima	Circumdederunt me	De Profundis		Illumina faciem
I-33	Sexagesima	Exurge quare	Commovisti Domine		Introibo ad altare
I-34	Quinquagesima	Esto mihi	Jubilate Domino		Manducaverunt et
I-35	Cinerum	Misereris omnium	Domine non secundum		Qui meditabitur
I-36	Invocavit	Invocabit me	Qui habitat		Scapulis suis
I-37	Reminiscere	Reminiscere miserationum	Dixit Dominus		Intellige clamorem
I-38	Oculi	Oculi mei	Ad te levavi		Passer invenit
I-39	Laetare	Laetare Ierusalem	Qui confidunt		Jerusalem quae
I-40	Judica	Judica me Deus	Saepe expugnaverunt		Hoc corpus
I-41	Palmarum	Domine ne longa	Deus, Deus meus		Pater si non
I-42	Quasimodo geniti	Quasimodo geniti			Mitte manum
I-43	Misericordia Domini	Misericordia Domini	Surrexit pastor		Ego sum pastor
I-44	Jubilate	Jubilate Deo omnis terra	Surrexit Christus		Modicum et non
I-45	Cantate	Cantate Domino			Cum venerit
I-46	Vocem Jucunditatis	Vocem jucunditatis	Benedictus es		Cantate Domino
I-47	Exaudi	Exaudi Domine			Pater cum
II-1	Natalis Domini	Puer natus	Dies sanctificatus	Natus ante saecula	Viderunt omnes
II-2	Circumcisionis	Vultum tuum	Post partum	Laetabundus exsultet	Simile homini
II-3	Epiphany	Ecce advenit	Vidimus stellam	Festa Christi	Vidimus stellam
II-4	Purificationis Mariae	Suscepimus Deus	Alleluia: Post partum Gaude Maria (tract)	Concentu parilli	Responsum Simeon
II-5	Anunciationis Mariae	Rorate coeli	Ave Maria (tract)		Ecce virgo
II-6	Resurrectione Domini	Resurrexi et adhuc	Pascha nostrum Haec Dies (gradual)	Laudes Salvatori	Pascha nostrum
II-7	Ascensionis Domini	Viri Galilaei	Dominus in sina	Summi triumphum	Psallite qui ascendit
II-8	Sancto Spiritus	Spiritus Domini	Veni sancte Spiritus	Sancti Spiritus	Factus est repente
II-9	Corpore Christi	Cibavit eos	Caro mea	Lauda Sion	Qui manducat
II-10	Johannis Baptistae	De ventre matris	Internatos mulierum	Sancti baptistae	Tu puer propheta
II-11	Johannes et Pauli	Multae et dehis	Isti sunt	Haec die veneranda	Et sicoram tormenta
II-12	Petri et Pauli	Nunc scio	Alleluia: Tu es Petrus I	Petre summi Christi	Tu es Petrus (Communio I)
II-13	Visitationis Mariae	Gaudeamus omnes	Alleluia Magnificat	Lauda sponsa	Beata viscera (Visitatio)
II-14	Mariae Magdalena	Gaudeamus omnes	Maria haec	Laus tibi Christe	Dico vobis
II-15	Assumptio Mariae	Gaudeamus omnes	Assumpta est Maria	Congaudent angelorum	Dilexisti justitiam
II-16	Sancto Geberhardo	Sacerdotes Domine	O Geberhardo	Sancti Spiritus assit nobis	Beatus servus
II-17	Sancta Pelagio	Laetabitur justus	O Pelagio	Omnes devota mente	Qui vult ab neget
II-18	Nativitatis Mariae (8 Sep.)	Gaudeamus omnes	Alleluia Nativitatis gloriosae	Stirpe Maria regis	Diffusa est
II-19	Dedicatione Templi	Terribilis est locus iste	Alleluia Vox exultationis (Dedicatione)	Ecclesiae desponsato	Domus mea
II-20	Sancta Cruce	Nos autem	Alleluia: Dulce lignum (Book 2)	Laudes crucis (Book 2)	Nos autem
II-21	Omnia Sanctorum	Gaudeamus omnes	Alleluia Vox exultationis (Omnia Sanctorum)	Omnes sancti Seraphim	Amen dico vobis quod vos qui relinquistis
II-22	Sancto Martino	Sacerdotes	Martinus episcobus	Sacerdotem Christi	Beatus servus
II-23	Presentationis Mariae	Gaudeamus omnes	Alleluia Felix virgo	Altissima providente	Beata viscera (Presentatio)
II-24	Sancto Conrado	Sacerdotes	Ecce sacerdos	Adornata laudibus	Beatus servus
II-25	Conceptionis Mariae	Gaudeamus omnes	Alleluia Conceptionis gloriosae	Conceptio Mariae virginis	Diffusa est
III-1	(vol. 3) In Vigilia uniis Apostoli	Ego autem sicut oliva	Gradual: Justus ut palma Alleluia: Dorsa eorum	Plausu chorus laetabundo (Voce quorum)	Ego vos eligi
III-2	In Festis Apostolorum	Mihi autem nimis	Alleluia: Non vos me elegisti	Clare sanctorum senatus	Vos qui secuti estis
III-3	" [In Festis Apostolorum]		Alleluia: Per manus autem Aliud Alleluia: Jam non estis		Amen dico … relinquistis II
III-4	De [Pluribus] Martyribus	1. Multae tribulationis 2. Induant sancti tui 3. Justi epulentur 4. Sancti tui Domine 5. Sapientiam sanctorum 6. Salus autem justorum 7. Intret in conspectu	1. Corpora sanctorum 2. Justi autem 3. Justi epulentur 4. Te martyrum candidatus 5. Stabunt insti 6. Gaudete Justi 7. Laetamini in Domino 8. Sancti tui 9. Gaudete [sancti] justi quoniam	1. O beata beatorum (O devote) 2. Agone triumphali	1. Multitudo languentiam 2. Justorum animae 3. Et si curam hominibus 4. Posuent mortali 5. Anima mea sicut passer 6. Amen dico vobis, amicis meis 7. Gaudete Justi in Domino
III-5	De Uno Martyr	1. Laetabitur justus 2. In virtute tua 3. Gloria et honore 4. Protexisti me Deus 5. Justus non conturbabitur 6. Justus ut palma	1. Laetabitur justus 2. Beatus vir 3. Justus germinabit 4. Justus ut palma	1. Spe mercedis et coronae (Morte Christum) 2.Haec est sanctus	1. Laetabitur justus 2. Qui mihi ministrat 3. Posuisti Domine 4. Qui vult venire 5. Magna est gloria
III-6	Commune Confessoris	Statuit ei Dominus Os justi Sacerdotes Dei Sacerdotes ejus	Juravit Dominus Elegit te Inveni David Iste est qui ante Alleluia: Amavit eum Fulgebunt	Dilectus Deo Ad laudes salvatoris	Beatus servus Domine quinque talenta Fidelis servus et prudens
III-7	Commune Virginis	Gaudeamus omnes Me exspectaverunt Loquaebar de testimonis Dilexisti justitiam	Diffus est Specie tua Omnis gloria	Exultent filiae Sion	Simile est regnum Quinque prudentes Diffusa est gratia Dilexisti justitiam
III-8	Commune Apostolis		(tracts) Qui seminant Desiderium animae Beatus vir Audi filia Audi filia
III-9	Annunciatiatione beate Virginis	Rorate coeli	Prophetae sancti	Mittet ad Virginem (Fortem expediat)
III-10	Beata Virgine p. Nativitatis Christi	Vultum tuum	Post partum	Laetabundus (Regem regnum)
III-11	Commune de Beata Virgine	Salva sancta	Sancta Dei	Verbum bonum (Per quod ave)	Beata viscera Mariae
III-12	Philippi et Jacobi	Exclamaverunt			Tanto tempore
III-13	Sancta Cruce	Nos autem	Dulce lignum	Laudes crucis (Book 3)	Nos autem
III-14	In Vigilia Johannis Baptistae	Ne timeas
III-15	Natalis Johannis Baptistae	De ventre matris	Erat Johannis	Sancti baptistae (Solemnia celebrantes)	Tu puer propheta
III-16	Vigilia Petri et Pauli	Dicit Dominus			Simon Johannis
III-17	Festo de Petri et Pauli	Nunc scio vere	Alleluia: Tu es Petrus II		Tu es Petrus (Communio II)
III-18	Sancti Pauli	Scio cui credidi	Tu es vas electionis
III-19	Visitationis Mariae Virginis		In Maria benignitas	Veni praecelsa
III-20	In Divisione Apostolorum			Coeli enarrant
III-21	Maria Magdalenae			Laus tibi Christi	Dico vobis
III-22	Vigilia Sancta Laurentii	Dispersit dedit
III-23	Sancta Laurentii Martyris	Confessio et pulchritudo	Levita Laurentius	Laurentii, David
III-24	Assumptio Maria Virgine		Assumpta est Maria II	Congaudent Angelorum
III-25	Navitatis Mariae		Nativitatis gloriosae	Stirpe Maria
III-26	Sancta Michaele	Benedicite omnes	Concussum est mare	Ad celebres Rex	Benedicite omnes
III-27	S. Ursula ac Sociarum Virginum			Virginalis turma sexus
III-28	Kyrie solemne	[Gloria]	[Credo]	[Sanctus]	[Agnus]
III-29	Kyrie Paschale	[Gloria]	[Credo]	[Sanctus]	[Agnus]
III-30	Kyrie Magne Deus	[Gloria]	[Credo]	[Sanctus]	[Agnus]
III-31	[Kyrie] De Martyribus	[Gloria]	[Credo]	[Sanctus]	[Agnus]
III-32	[Kyrie] De Confessoribus	[Gloria]	[Credo]	[Sanctus]	[Agnus]

Works at CPDL

Volume 1 (1550)

Title	Subgenre	Subg. 2	Vo.	Voices
Acceptabis sacrificium	Motets	Communions	4	ATTB, STTB, SATB
Ad te levavi (Tract)	Motets	Tracts	4	SATB
Ad te levavi (introit)	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Adorate Deum	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Alleluia: Benedictus es, Domine	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB, SAAB, ATTB, STTB
Alleluia: De profundis clamavi	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Dominus regnavit	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Eripe me	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	ATTB,STTB
Alleluia: Excite, Domine	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Laudate Deum	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	ATTB, STTB
Alleluia: Ostende nobis, Domine	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	STTB, ATTB, SATB
Alleluia Veni Domine	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Amen dico vobis quidquid orantes	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Asperges me	Motets	Liturgical music	4	SATB
Benedicimus Deum caeli	Motets	Communions	4	ATTB, STTB
Benedicta sit sancta	Motets	Introits	4	SATB, STTB, ATTB
Cantate Domino (Communion)	Motets	Communions	4	SATB, ATTB, STTB
Circumdederunt me	Motets	Introits	4	SATB,STTB,ATTB
Commovisti Domine	Motets	Tracts	4	STTB,ATTB
Cum venerit Paraclitus	Motets	Communions	4	STTB, ATTB
De profundis (Tract)	Motets	Tracts	4	STTB
Deus, Deus meus (Tract)	Motets	Tracts	4	SATB
Dicit Dominus implete	Motets	Communions	4	ATTB,SATB
Dicite pusillanimis	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Dico vobis, Gaudium	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Dominus dabit benignitatem	Motets	Communions	4	STTB, ATTB, SATB
Ecce Deus adjuvat me	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Ecce virgo concipiet	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Ego sum pastor bonus	Motets	Communions	4	SATB, ATTB, STTB
Esto mihi	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Hoc corpus	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Illumina faciem	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
In salutari tuo	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Inclina aurem tuam	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Intellige clamorem meum	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Introibo ad altare	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Invocabit me	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Jerusalem, quae aedificatur	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Jerusalem surge	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Jubilate Deo	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Judica me	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Laetare Ierusalem	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Mirabantur omnes	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Mitte manum tuam	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Modicum et non videbitis me	Motets	Communions	4	ATTB, STTB, SATB
Oculi mei	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Panis, quem ego dedero	Motets	Communions	4	ATTB, STTB, SATB
Passer invenit	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Pater, si non potest	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Primum quaerite	Communions		4	SATB
Quasi modo geniti infantes	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Qui confidunt	Motets	Tracts	4	ATTB,STTB
Qui manducat	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Qui meditabitur	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Reminiscere miserationum tuarum, Domine	Motets	Introits	4	SATB,ATTB
Respice, Domine	Motets	Introits	4	SATB,ATTB
Scapulis suis	Motets	Communions	4	STTB
Tract: Iubilate Domino	Motets	Tracts	4	STTB
Vocem jucunditatis	Motets	Introits	4	STTB
Vovete	Motets	Communions	4	SATB, STTB, ATTB

Volume 2 (1555)

Title	Subgenre	Subg. 2	Vo.	Voices
Alleluia: Caro mea	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Dominus in Sina	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Dulce lignum (Book 2)	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB, SAAB, STTB
Alleluia: Inter natos mulierum	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Pascha nostrum	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Tu es Petrus I	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB,ATTB
Alleluia Assumpta est Maria I	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia Magnificat	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia Nativitatis gloriosae	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Alleluia Vox exultationis (Omnia Sanctorum)	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Amen dico vobis quod vos qui relinquistis	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Beata viscera (Visitatio)	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Cibavit eos	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
De ventre matris	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Diffusa est (Nativitatis)	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Dilexisti justitiam	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Domus mea	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Ecce advenit	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Ecce virgo concipiet	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Factus est repente	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Gaudeamus omnes (All Saints)	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Gaudeamus omnes (Assumptio)	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Gaudeamus omnes (Nativitatis)	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Gaudeamus omnes (Visitatio)	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Haec dies & Pascha nostrum	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Laudes Salvatori	Motets	Sequence hymns	4	STTB,SATB,ATTB
Nos autem gloriari (Introit, Book 2)	Motets	Introits	4	ATTB,STTB,SATB
Omnes Sancti Seraphim	Motets	Sequence hymns	4	SATB
Pascha nostrum	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Piae vocis laudes canta	Motets	Sequence hymns	4	SATB
Psallite Domino	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Puer natus est nobis	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Rorate caeli (Advent IV)	Introits		4	ATTB
Sancti baptistae	Motets	Sequence hymns	4	SATB
Summi triumphum	Motets	Sequence hymns	4	SATB
Suscepimus Deus	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Terribilis est locus iste	Motets	Introits	4	SATB, SAAB, STTB
Tu es Petrus (Communio I)	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Tu puer propheta	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Viderunt omnes	Motets	Communions	4	SATB
Vidimus stellam	Motets	Communions	4	SAAT,SAAB
Viri Galilaei	Motets	Introits	4	STTB,SATB,ATTB
Vultum tuum	Introits		6	SSATBB

Volume 3 (1555)

Title	Subgenre	Subg. 2	Vo.	Voices
Alleluia: Amavit eum	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB, STTB, ATTB
Alleluia Assumpta est Maria (II)	Motets	Alleluia verses	4	SATB
Beata viscera Mariae	Motets	Communions	4	SATB, STBB, ATBB
Domine quinque talenta	Motets	Communions	4	ATTB
Fidelis servus et prudens	Motets	Communions	4	SATB, ATTB, STTB, ATBB
Missa Paschalis a 4 (i)	Masses		4	SATB
Nos autem gloriari (Introit, Book 3)	Motets	Introits	4	ATTB,STTB,SATB
Rorate coeli (Annunciation)	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Statuit ei Dominus	Motets	Introits	4	SATB
Tu es Petrus (Communio II)	Motets	Communions	4	SATB