Super flumina Babylonis a 4 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2021-09-17)  CPDL #65816:           

• (Version with Practice Accompaniment)      

• MP3 Practice Files: Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:  

• Midi Practice Files: Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:  

Editor: William Chimiak (submitted 2021-09-17).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 113 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2019-03-16)  CPDL #53588:     

Editor: Andrew Fysh (submitted 2019-03-16).   Score information: A4, 4 pages   Copyright: CC BY SA

Edition notes: Original pitch. Original note values retained. Transcribed and edited from Franz Espagne’s 1875 transcription of Gardano’s 1564 book of festal motets, published in Volume V of Breitkopf & Härtel’s Opera omnia Ioannis Petraloysii Praenestini.

• (Posted 2018-02-10)  CPDL #48754: 

Original pitch:        

Transposed up a tone:      

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2018-02-10).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 82 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from 1875 Breitkopf und Härtel edition. Original note-values.

• (Posted 2017-03-03)  CPDL #43398:         

Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2017-03-03).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 377 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Based on 1875 Breitkopf & Härtel edition. Original note values with Mensurstrich layout. V. 1.1.

Last revised: 2018-03-24.

• (Posted 2016-09-04)  CPDL #41008:        (Sibelius 4)

Editor: Brian Marble (submitted 2016-09-04).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 69 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Replaces #6264.

• (Posted 2010-06-06)  CPDL #21745:     

Editor: Lewis Jones (submitted 2010-06-06).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 56 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Down a fourth according to chiavette transposition.

• (Posted 2002-10-01)  CPDL #04039: 

Editor: Abel Di Marco (submitted 2002-10-01).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 18.55 MB   Copyright: Religious

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2002-06-28)  CPDL #03731:  PDF, MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Marco Gallo (submitted 2002-06-28).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: listed alphabetically by composer. Original pitch, halved note values

• (Posted 2001-01-02)  CPDL #01935:         

Editor: Annie Pousse (submitted 2001-01-02).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 58 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original pitch, halved note values

• (Posted 2000-03-23)  CPDL #00770:      (Finale 1998)

Editor: Thomas F. Savoy (submitted 2000-03-23).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 150 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Original note values, transposed up a tone to keep altos above a.

General Information

Title: Super flumina Babylonis
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Source of text: Psalm 136 (V), v. 1

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB, or ATBarB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Offertory for Pentecost XX

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1587 in Motectorum liber secundus, 4vv, no. 3
Description: Offertorium, Dominica XX post Pentecosten

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• IMSLP

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 137.