Alleluia. Confitemini Domino (William Byrd)
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- Editor: Jason Smart (submitted 2023-03-11). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 120 kB Copyright: CC BY NC ND
- Edition notes: Edited from the three surviving Tudor manuscript sources. Original pitch and note values retained.
General Information
Title: Alleluia. Confitemini Domino
Composer: William Byrd
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TBarB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: A motet that Byrd never published. It is probably an amalgamation of two originally separate Alleluia settings, (1) Alleluia. Confitemini Domino and (2) Alleluia. Laudate pueri Dominum. At least the first of these was probably written for liturgical use during the reign of Mary Tudor.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Alleluia.
Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus:
quoniam in saenculum misericordia eius.
Alleluia.
Laudate pueri Dominum, laudate nomen Domini.
Alleluia.