In manus tuas (Anonymous)
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- (Posted 2020-03-05) CPDL #57378:
- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2020-03-05). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 189 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from the 'Latter Set' of Caroline partbooks at Peterhouse, Cambridge with halved note values. The missing third Treble voice has been reconstructed editorially. A critical commentary is included.
General Information
Title: In manus tuas
Composer: Anonymous
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSSTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Responsory (Responsorium breve) for Compline
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: An anonymous setting of Psalm 31, v.6, known only from the 'Latter Set' of Caroline partbooks at Peterhouse, Cambridge. The composer, who may or may not have been the copyist, a minor composer called John Geeres, was clearly influenced by Tallis's setting of the same text.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
In manus tuas Domine commendo spiritum meum:
redemisti me, Domine Deus veritatis