O sacrum convivium (Thomas Tallis)

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Editions at the original key, G minor

• (Posted 2018-11-22)  CPDL #52330:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 83 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2014-09-14)  CPDL #32937:       

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2014-09-14).   Score information: Executive, 4 pages, 211 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: newly transcribed from scratch; Mensurstriche layout. SATTB.

• (Posted 2009-04-18)  CPDL #19305:     

Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2009-04-18).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 114 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: ATTBarB.

• (Posted 2009-01-17)  CPDL #18796:     

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2009-01-17).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 179 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: newly transcribed from scratch; Mensurstriche layout. SAATB.

Transposed editions, A minor

• (Posted 2021-04-11)  CPDL #64028:       

Editor: Holt Skinner (submitted 2021-04-11).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 112 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SAATB, A Minor, Modern Measures, Note Values Halved.

• (Posted 2016-06-12)  CPDL #39991:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2016-06-12).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 78 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SAATB.

• (Posted 2009-01-17)  CPDL #18795:     

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2009-01-17).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 178 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: newly transcribed from scratch; Mensurstriche layout. SAATB.

• (Posted 2006-07-26)  CPDL #11785:        (Sibelius 2)

Editor: Julie Brown (submitted 2006-07-26).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 59 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: PDF and MIDI files added 2008-01-09. SAATB.

• (Posted 1999-11-11)  CPDL #00498:         

Editor: John Henry Fowler (submitted 1999-11-11).   Score information: Letter, 10 pages, 68 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SAATB.

Transposed edition, B minor

• (Posted 1999-06-07)  CPDL #00407:         

Editor: Rick Wheeler (submitted 1999-06-07).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 73 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: SAATB.

General Information

Title: O sacrum convivium
Composer: Thomas Tallis

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: ATTBarB, SAATB, SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Eucharistic song, Magnificat antiphon

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1575 in Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur, no. 9
    Manuscript 1580 in Dow Partbooks, no. 42
    Manuscript c.1560-1590 in British Library Add. MS 30480-30484 (Hamond Partbooks), no. 56
    2nd published: 1980 in The Chester Book of Motets, Book 9, no. 7
Description: Antiphon to the Magnificat for Corpus Christi (although minus final Alleluia, so probably not intended for liturgical use). Likely to be a Latin adaptation of the probably earlier I call and cry to thee, O Lord.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at O sacrum convivium.