Libera nos, salva nos I - Sheppard, John

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"Sheppard’s two settings of the antiphon were written for votive use. They have often been linked to his tenure as informator choristarum at Magdalen College, Oxford. There, however, the antiphon was to be recited by the fellows and scholars privately on rising in the morning and on going to bed and the statutes of the college say nothing about it being sung in the chapel. In view of their rich scoring Sheppard’s settings are more likely to have been composed for the choir of Queen Mary’s Chapel Royal. The cantus firmus of the second setting is a faburden of the plainchant used in the first setting. [For more details, see David Wulstan's notes to The Clerks of Oxenford's recording, Proudsound PROU CD126]"

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Antiphons

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SSAATTB|add=or {{Vcat|AATTBBB|AATTBarBarB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range C3 – A5

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 45

Texture Homophonic

Parts 7

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 83773

Editor Jason Smart

Posted 2025-02-06

License Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

♫Pitch Ranges

Treble 1

F4 – A5

Treble 2

F4 – A5

Mean 1

B3 – D5

Mean 2

C4 – D5

Alto 1

E3 – A4

Alto

E3 – A4

Bass

C3 – G3