Musica Sacra to Six Voices (Giovanni Croce)
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General information
Title: Musica Sacra to Six Voices
Full title: Musica Sacra: to Sixe Voyces. Composed in the Italian tongue by Giovanni Croce, newly Englished
Composer: Giovanni Croce
Publication date and place: 1608 in London by Thomas Este.
Description: Music composed by Giovanni Croce in Li sette sonetti penitenziali a sei voci (1596), lyrics by Francesco Bembo. Translation (paraphrase) into English by "R. H.". There is also an edition in Latin, Septem Psalmi poenitentiales sex vocum (1599).
External websites:
- Musica Sacra to Six Voices (Giovanni Croce) at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)
- Scan at Hathi Trust
References
- Morehen, John. 2003. Musica sacra (1608) [by] Giovanni Croce. London:Stainer and Bell. The English madrigalists, no. 41.
List of works
| No. | Part | Incipit | Psalm | Vo. | Voices | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord, in thy wrath reprove me not severely | 6 | 6 | SSATTB | ||
| 1 | 2 | Long have I languished in my grievous sorrows | 6, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB | |
| 2 | Blessed are they whose faults (so oft forbidden) | 32 | 6 | SSATTB | ||
| 2 | 2 | O thou my refuge and my consolation | 32, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB | |
| 3 | Lord, in thine anger do no more reprove me | 38 | 6 | SSATTB | ||
| 3 | 2 | My strength e'en fails, e'en fails me | 38, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB | |
| 4 | Show mercy, Lord, on me, most heinous sinner | 51 | 6 | SSATTB | ||
| 4 | 2 | Give me a clean heart, an untainted spirit | 51, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB | |
| 5 | Harken, Lord, unto mine humble plaintings | 102 | 6 | SSATTB | ||
| 5 | 2 | All kings and nations shall admire thy glory | 102, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB | |
| 6 | From profound center of my heart I cried | 131 | 6 | SSATTB | "Psalm 102" | |
| 6 | 2 | Upon thy word my soul hath firmly rested | 131, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB | "Psalm 102" |
| 7 | Listen, O Lord, unto my prostrate prayer | 143 | 6 | SSATTB | ||
| 7 | 2 | Succor me, Lord, save me with expedition | 143, Part 2 | 6 | SSATTB |
Works at CPDL
| Title | Composer | No. | Lyricist | Subgenre | Year | Language | Vo. | Voices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed are they whose faults | Giovanni Croce | 2 | Psalm 32 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SATTTB |
| From profound centre of my heart | Giovanni Croce | 6 | Psalm 130 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SSATTB |
| Hearken, O Lord, unto my humble plainings | Giovanni Croce | 5 | Psalm 101 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SATTBB,AATTBB |
| Listen, O Lord, unto my prostrate prayer | Giovanni Croce | 7 | Psalm 143 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SSATTB,SAATTB |
| Lord, in thine anger do no more reprove me | Giovanni Croce | 3 | Psalm 38 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SSATTB |
| Lord, in thy wrath reprove me not severely | Giovanni Croce | 1 | Psalm 6 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SATTTB |
| Shew mercy, Lord, on me | Giovanni Croce | 4 | Psalm 51 | Motets | 1608 | English | 6 | SSATTB |