Gradualia II (William Byrd)

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The second volume of Byrd’s liturgical music for the major feasts of the Church’s year includes complete Mass propers for Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, The Ascension, Pentecost and SS. Peter and Paul, as well as some items for Corpus Christi and the Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament not included in volume I. Considerably better-organised than its predecessor, it is able thanks to the more self-contained nature of the feasts involved to abandon the "transfer" scheme employed for the Marian masses in volume I.

First published in 1607, it was reprinted in 1610 with new covers bearing the entirely fraudulent claim that it has been newly revised. The dedicatee is Byrd’s great patron John, Lord Petre of Writtle.

Publication date and place: 1607 by Thomas East in London.

List of works

For 4 voices

In nativitate Domini [Christmas]

1. Puer natus est nobis
2. Viderunt omnes (Gradual)
3. Dies sanctificatus
4. Tui sunt coeli
5. Viderunt omnes (Communion)
6. Hodie Christus natus est
7. O admirabile commertium
8-9. O magnum mysterium - Beata Virgo

In Epiphania Domini

10. Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
11. Reges Tharsis
12. Vidimus stellam
13-14. Ab ortu solis - Venite comedite
15. Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem

Post Pascha [Miscellaneous items for Corpus Christi, The Ascension and Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament; nos. 13-14 above also belong in this group.]

16. Alleluia. Cognoverunt discipuli
17. Ego sum panis vivus
18. O quam suavis
19. Jesu nostra redemptio

For 5 voices

In tempore Paschali [Easter]

20. Resurrexi
21. Haec dies - Alleluia Pascha nostrum
22. Victimae paschali laudes
23. Terra tremuit
24. Pascha nostrum

In Ascensione Domini

25. Viri Galilaei
26-27. Alleluia - Ascendit Deus
28. Ascendit Deus in jubilatione
29. Psallite Domino
30. O Rex gloriae

In festo Pentecostes

31. Spiritus Domini
32-33. Alleluia - Emitte Spiritum tuum
34. Confirma hoc Deus
35. Factus est repente
36. Veni Sancte Spiritus
37. Non vos relinquam orphanos

For 6 voices

In festo SS. Petri & Pauli [SS. Peter & Paul, S. Peter's Chains]

38. Nunc scio vere
39. Constitues eos Principes (Gradual)/Constitues eos Principes (Offertory)
40. Solve jubente Deo
41. Tu es Petrus
42. Hodie Simon Petrus
43. Tu es pastor ovium
44. Quodcunque ligaveris

[Non-liturgical motets]

45. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
46. Venite exultemus Domino

Works at CPDL

Title Year No. Genre Subgenre Vo. Voices
Ab ortu solis - Venite comedite 1607 13 & 14 Sacred Motets 4 ATTB, SATB
Alleluia. Cognoverunt discipuli 1607 16 Sacred Motets 4 ATTB, SATB
Alleluia - Ascendit Deus 1607 26-27 Sacred Motets
Alleluia - Emitte Spiritum tuum 1607 32-33 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Ascendit Deus in jubilatione 1607 28 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Confirma hoc Deus 1607 34 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB,SSATB
Constitues eos Principes (Offertory) 1607 39 Sacred Offertories 6 AATTBB
Dies sanctificatus 1607 3 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Ecce advenit dominator Dominus 1607 10 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Ego sum panis vivus 1607 17 Sacred Motets 4 ATTB
Factus est repente 1607 35 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB, SSATB
Haec dies - Alleluia Pascha nostrum 1607 21 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Hodie Christus natus est 1607 6 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Hodie Simon Petrus 1607 42 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
Jesu nostra redemptio 1607 19 Sacred Motets 4 AATT
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 1607 45 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
Non vos relinquam orphanos 1607 37 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB,SSATB
Nunc scio vere 1607 38 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
O Rex gloriae 1607 30 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
O admirabile commertium 1607 7 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
O magnum mysterium - Beata Virgo 1607 8-9 Sacred Motets
O quam suavis 1607 18 Sacred Motets 4 ATTB
Pascha nostrum 1607 24 Sacred Communions 5 AATTB
Psallite Domino 1607 29 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Puer natus est nobis 1607 1 Sacred Motets 4 SATB, AATB
Quodcunque ligaveris 1607 44 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
Reges Tharsis a 4 1607 11 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Resurrexi 1607 20 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Solve jubente Deo 1607 40 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
Spiritus Domini 1607 31 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem 1607 15 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Terra tremuit 1607 23 Sacred Motets 5 SSATB,AATTB,TTBBB
Tu es Petrus 1607 41 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
Tu es pastor ovium 1607 43 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB
Tui sunt coeli 1607 4 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Veni Sancte Spiritus 1607 36 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Venite exultemus Domino 1607 46 Sacred Motets 6 AATTBB,SSATBB
Victimae paschali laudes 1607 22 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB
Viderunt omnes (Communion) 1607 5 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Viderunt omnes (Gradual) 1607 2 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Vidimus stellam 1607 12 Sacred Motets 4 AATB
Viri Galilaei 1607 25 Sacred Motets 5 AATTB, AATBB