O mors quam amara est (Orlando di Lasso)
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- Editor: Pothárn Imre (submitted 2016-10-01). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 113 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from Selectissimae cantiones, 1568. Original pitch (high chiavette) and note-values.
General Information
Title: O mors quam amara est
Composer: Orlando di Lasso
Lyricist: Sirach 41:1-4create page
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: SAATTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1564 in Primus liber concentuum sacrorum, no.
2nd published: 1568 in Selectissimae cantiones, no. 1.21
3rd published: 1568 in Novi thesauri musici (Pietro Giovannelli), Liber 3, no. 51
Description: 2-part motet:
- 1. O mors quam amara est
- 2. O mors bonum est judicium tuum
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Original text and translations
See also German & English at O Tod, wie bitter bist du (Johannes Brahms).
Latin text O mors quam amara est memoria tua |
Hungarian translation Oh halál! mely keserves a te emlékezeted azon embernek, ki békeségben él javaival, |