Virgo decus nemorum (Giovanni Croce)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2013-03-16). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 84 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Instruments may be used to replace or reinforce the voices. Please click on the link for preview/playback/PDF download.
General Information
Title: Virgo decus nemorum
Composer: Giovanni Croce
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1603 in Motetti a otto voci, libro primo, Edition 4, no. 14
Description: Written for St Mark's (Venice). This Christ-tide motet exploits the acoustics of that building in a madrigalian style used by his tutor Baldassare Donato in a parallel setting.
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Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Virgo decus nemorum.