Agnus Dei - Morley, Thomas

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"This motet was included by Morley in his treatise A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music (1597) as an example of his principles of composition. It is suitable for Lenten or general use, but it is not liturgically suitable for the Ordinary of the Mass, especially since the text is not the same as that of the Mass. However, while the word ''nostri'' is substituted for the usual ''nobis'', this is not grammatically incorrect by any means; the Latin verb ''misereor'' (I have mercy) takes the genitive case (here, ''nostri'', another example being ''Miserere mei''; ''nobis'' and ''mihi'' are the dative of these words, respectively), but often governs the dative in ecclesiastical Latin."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Motet

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Expert (Grade 6-7)

↕ Range G2 – G5

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 6

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments SATB

Pages 3

CPDL # 23328

Editor Charles H. Giffen

Posted 2011-04-02

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Cantus

D4 – G5

Altus

F3 – B-4

Tenor

F3 – A4

Bassus

G2 – B-3