Missa Già fù chi m'hebbe cara (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2026-01-08)  CPDL #88020:   

Editor: Richard Mix (submitted 2026-01-08).   Score information: Letter, 25 pages, 245 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Missa Già fù chi m'hebbe cara
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB, (SAAT for Crucifixus)
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1600 in Missarum liber decimus, no. 2
Description: Parody of Palestrina's own madrigal Già fu chi m'ebbe cara.

Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages:

Kyrie • Gloria • Credo • Sanctus & Benedictus • Agnus Dei