Ut queant laxis (Nicolas Merques)
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- (Posted 2011-11-09) CPDL #24906: (XML)
- Editor: Renato Calcaterra (submitted 2011-11-09). Score information: A4, 1 page, 52 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: MusicXML file is zipped. Original note values, no barlines.
General Information
Title: Ut queant laxis
Composer: Nicolas Merques
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: AAT
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
Manuscript post 1445 in the Trent codices, no. 92-137
Description: Hymn to St. John by Paulus Diaconus transcribed from the Trent manuscript tr92. The notes’ values and the accidentals are as in the manuscript. The time signature is missing in all the voices, the “tempus imperfectum” has been assumed from the context. The notes' values within the "ligaturæ" are semibreves. The “musica ficta” suggestions are in the MIDI and the MusicXML files.
External websites:
- Source manuscript
- Wikipedia article for this text
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Ut queant laxis.