O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)

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Original key editions (first note a)

• (Posted 2021-12-17)  CPDL #67155:     

Editor: Holt Skinner (submitted 2021-12-17).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Same notes/layout as #42306 Nueva Edición Victoria. Set in MuseScore with half-length notes.

• (Posted 2020-04-18)  CPDL #58053:     

Editor: Jose Miguel Galan (submitted 2020-04-18).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 1.15 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2018-11-22)  CPDL #52321:     

Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2018-11-22).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 87 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2017-01-27)  CPDL #42830:  Transposed Edition and Part Midis and Mp3s Available

Editor: Monique Rio (submitted 2017-01-27).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 416 kB   Copyright: CC BY 4.0

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2016-12-15)  CPDL #42306: 

Editor: Tomás Luis de Victoria Research Center (submitted 2016-12-15).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 451 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC ND

Edition notes: Nueva Edición Victoria.

• (Posted 2016-10-13)  CPDL #41423:     

Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2016-10-13).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 428 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Urtext with Mensurstrich layout based on 1572 edition. Original note values.

• (Posted 2012-05-24)  CPDL #26279:  PDF file

Contributor: Davide Curioni (submitted 2012-05-24).  Score information: A4, 4 pages, 4.79 MB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Cleaned-up extract from the Musica Divina edition (1853), original keys

• (Posted 2004-07-03)  CPDL #07472: 

Editor: Fernando Gómez Jácome (submitted 2004-07-03).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 129 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Note values halved.

• (Posted 2002-11-01)  CPDL #04138:    (Finale 2002)  

Editor: Miguel Astor (submitted 2002-11-01).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 180 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Alto part notated with C clef. Original note values.

• (Posted 2000-06-07)  CPDL #00909:  PostScript and MusiXTeX files

Editor: Moriwaki Michio (submitted 2000-06-07).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 134 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Zipped PostScript file, look under 'Old Score Library - Choral scores'. Note values halved.

Transposed editions

• (Posted 2023-12-06)  CPDL #77891:     

Editor: Sébastien Lachaume (submitted 2023-12-06).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 109 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed 1 whole tone up (first note SI). Half note values compared to the original. Metrical modulations indicated. Tonic accents indicated.

• (Posted 2022-09-19)  CPDL #70862: 

Editor: Richard Shakeshaft (submitted 2022-09-19).   Score information: A4   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: First note B, transposed to match the pitch of Victoria's 'Missa O magnum mysterium'. A preview is available, but name and email are required to download complete free licensed copies.

• (Posted 2020-06-04)  CPDL #59055:     

Editor: Gary D. Cannon (submitted 2020-06-04).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 40 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: First note B.

• (Posted 2017-06-26)  CPDL #45181:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2017-06-26).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 66 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: First note B. Revised files uploaded 20/01/18.

• (Posted 2005-10-01)  CPDL #09893:  Scorch file

Editor: Julian Bryson (submitted 2005-10-01).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: I have inserted various time signatures to help emphasize proper word stresses. As this work was written before the invention of barlines, I believe that it flows much better when barlines are placed according to proper pronunciation rather than forcing the text into arbitrary meters. Copyright 2004 Julian David Bryson. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. Note values halved. Four flats, first note c' .

• (Posted 2004-10-19)  CPDL #08167:  PDF, MIDI and LilyPond files

Editor: Nancho Alvarez (submitted 2004-10-19).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: listed alphabetically under 'Motetes'. full score and individual parts available as midi files, also available as Postscript file. Note values halved.

• (Posted 2003-12-29)  CPDL #06252:      (Sibelius 2)

Editor: Brian Marble (submitted 2003-12-29).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 96 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Original note values. No key signature, first note b

• (Posted 2002-12-16)  CPDL #04374:  PDF, MIDI and LilyPond files

Editors: Jeff Covey and Patrick Horgan (submitted 2002-12-16).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 95 kB   Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported

Edition notes: Note values halved. Four flats, first note c'. Source: Arista Edition

• (Posted 2002-08-27)  CPDL #03970:  PDF, MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files

Editor: Marco Gallo (submitted 2002-08-27).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 67 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: listed alphabetically by composer. Note values halved. Four flats, first note c'.

• (Posted 2002-04-19)  CPDL #03538:   

Editor: James Norris (submitted 2002-04-19).   Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 102 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Note values halved. One sharp, first note b..

• (Posted 2001-10-12)  CPDL #03041:         

Editor: Bernard Delhez (submitted 2001-10-12).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 77 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved. Four flats, first note c'.

• (Posted 2001-09-06)  CPDL #02963: 

Editor: Abel Di Marco (submitted 2001-09-06).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 24.63 MB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Note values halved. One sharp, first note b.

• (Posted 1999-07-27)  CPDL #00447:         

Editor: Rick Wheeler (submitted 1999-07-27).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 54 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved. Four flats, first note c'.

• (Posted 1999-06-07)  CPDL #00446:         

Editor: Laurent Vauclin (submitted 1999-06-07).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 100 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Note values halved. One sharp, first note b.

General Information

Title: O magnum mysterium
Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Magnificat antiphon for Christmas Day

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1572 in Motecta I (Tomás Luis de Victoria), no. 5
    2nd published: 1622 in Promptuarii musici concentus ecclesiasticos, Pars Prima, no. 81
    3rd published: 1854 in Musica Divina Vol. II (Carl Proske), p. 13
    4th published: 1977 in The Chester Book of Motets, Book 3, no. 10
Description:  See also an 18c arr. for TTB by Feroci.

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• Live Recording of O magnum mysterium (The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford; David Crown, conductor)

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at O magnum mysterium.