Tria sunt munera pretiosa (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2021-05-27)  CPDL #64541: 

• Original key (high chiavette):        

• Transposed down a fourth:       - Alto parts in transposed violin clef.

Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2021-05-27).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 114 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from Palestrina Werke, 7. Band. Original note values.

General Information

Title: Tria sunt munera pretiosa
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript 1854 in SANT Hs 1224, no. 54
First published: Not published during Palestrina's life.
Description: 

Original text and translations

Latin text

Tria sunt munera pretiosa
quae obtulerunt magi Domino in die ista
et habent in se divina mysteria:
in auro ut ostendatur Regis potentia,
in thure Sacerdotem magnum considera,
et in myrrha dominicam sepulturam.