In 1582, Adam Berg of Munich published three volumes of Lasso’s motets, including the second set of Lectiones ex Propheta Iob for four voices and collections for five and six voices. Mottetta, sex vocum, typis nondum uspiam excusa was the third of these motet prints.Nineteen of the motets in this collection are first editions and are reprinted here. Marian antiphons are particularly well represented, including settings of Ave Regina caelorum, Salve Regina, mater misericordiae, and Alma Redemptoris Mater. Notably, Lasso’s only setting of the famous Corpus Christi text Ave verum corpus appears in this volume.The collection also features three motets based on New Testament texts: Cum essem parvulus (1 Corinthians), O altitudo divitiarum (Romans), and Benedictio, et claritas (Revelation).4o
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The Complete Motets 13 – Mottetta, sex vocum, typis nondum uspiam excusa (Munich, 1582)
This collection features nineteen first-edition motets, including Lasso’s only setting of Ave verum corpus and several Marian antiphons such as Ave Regina caelorum and Salve Regina, mater misericordiae. It also includes motets on New Testament texts from Corinthians, Romans, and Revelation, showcasing Lasso’s rich polyphonic style.
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$90
Edited By:
Rebecca Oettinger
ISBN:
978-0-89579-572-4
