Quam pulchra es (Agostino Agazzari)

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• (Posted 2025-10-13)  CPDL #87134:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2025-10-13).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 70 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed up a tone.

General Information

Title: Quam pulchra es
Composer: Agostino Agazzari
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1602 in Musici concentus, liber primus, no. 13
Description: Originally published by Aloysio Zannetti of Rome in 1602, the organ bass part was added in the reprint of 1605.

Original text and translations

Latin text

Quam pulchra es et decora filia Jerusalem.
Oculi tui columbarum, capilli tui aurei.
Surge propera amica mea, et veni.
Veni, veni de Libano tota formosa,
veni gloria Jerusalem, veni, defende nos.