Nigra sum (Jacquet de Berchem)
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(Posted 2026-03-17) CPDL #88668:
- Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2026-03-17). Score information: A4, 9 pages, 94 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed down a minor third.
General Information
Title: Nigra sum
Composer: Jacquet de Berchem
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1540 in Motecta quinque vocum liber primus (Jacquet de Mantua), Edition 2, no. 25
Description: Published by Antonio Gardano, Venice, 1540. Given that this work appeared first in a collection of motets by Jacquet de Mantua, who is often referred by by the mononym 'Jachet', it is also possible that this work is by that composer.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Nigra sum sed formosa.