Laetus Hyperboraeam volet hic concentus - Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

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"At lent of year 1583 Steven of Báthori, King of Poland sent an embassy to Rome, to manifest his royalty in Poland. The leader of this embassy was his 20 year old nephew Andrew. This young man (became cardinal) met in Rome Palestrina, the 'Prince of Music'. Palestrina dedicated his ''Motettarum V vocibus liber V'' (5th Five-Part Motets' Book) for young cardinal Andrew of Báthory with this work. The dedicated exemplary of this book found in 1950's at Gyulafehérvár (now Alba Iulia, Romania) Archbishops' Library."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre / Form → Motets

♯ Key G minor

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SATTB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range G2 – A5

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 133

Texture mixed texture

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 7

CPDL # 64521

Editor Pothárn Imre

Posted 2021-05-24

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Cantus

D4 – E-5

Altus

F3 – G5

Quintus

F3 – A5

Tenor

D3 – E-5

Bassus

G2 – G5

¶Lyrics / Text

:''(Pars prima)'' Laetus Hyperboraeam volet hic concentus ad aulam et circum populis nuntia grata ferat: Romulaeo iuvenis fulget Báthorius ostro iam Vaticanae pars numeranda togae. Auctus honos illi sed quem virtute tueri: regalisque domus nobilitate potest. :''(Pars secunda)'' O patruo pariterque nepote, Polonia felix! saecula longa tibi servet utrumque Deus. Alter Sarmatiae invictis decus asserit armis, alter sublimi religione nitet. Quam merito regni Stephanus gerit aurea sceptra, purpurea Andream tam bene palla decet.