Macte animo virtute tua (Ferdinand di Lasso)

Music files

L E G E N D

Disclaimer

How to download

ICON	SOURCE
	Pdf
	Midi
	MusicXML
	Capella
	File details
	Help

• (Posted 2010-07-11)  CPDL #21946:         

Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2010-07-11).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 99 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Mensural notation, original key and note values, musica ficta clearly marked.

General Information

Title: Macte animo virtute tua
Composer: Ferdinand di Lasso

Number of voices: 6vv   Voicing: SSATTB

Genre: Secular, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1588 in Cantiones sacrae, no. 1

Description: Homage to Lasso's employer Eitel Friedrich IV, earl of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

External websites:

Original text and translations

Latin text

Macte animo virtute tua,
comes inclyte ZOLLERIZAE stirpis
Laus FRIDERICE tua
Natus es ad laudes,
Ad fortia facta gerenda
Numen et a superis
cur celebreris habes
Atque SYBILLA UXor tua
Praestantissima vivat
Perpetuumque thori sit decus illa tui.

English translation requested