Vigilate (William Byrd)
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- Editor: James Wetzel (submitted 2023-11-19). Score information: Letter, 15 pages, 116 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposition and reformatting of #03938, with slight alteration to text underlay.
- Editor: Allen Garvin (submitted 2020-02-10). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 127 kB Copyright: CC BY NC
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- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2002-08-17). Score information: A4, 9 pages, 279 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Jan 17 (errors corrected).
General Information
Title: Vigilate
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: ATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1589 in Cantiones Sacrae I, no. 16
Description:
External websites:
- Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
- Performance by The Tallis Scholars
Original text and translations
![]() Vigilate, nescitis enim quando dominus domus veniat, |
![]() Watch ye therefore (for you know not when the lord of the house cometh, |
![]() Vigilad, porque no sabéis cuándo el Señor de la casa vendrá: |
![]() (Markus 13:35–37; Martin Luther 1912) |
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