O sacrum convivium - Gabrieli, Andrea

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"This exquisite Eucharistic motet is one of Andrea Gabrieli's most beautiful and best-regarded compositions. Paul McCreesh, one of the most eminent performers in the world of Gabrieli's music, described it in an interview as an "unquestionable masterpiece". This is Gabrieli's first published collection of his compositions and shows his early style. 1565 is an interesting date as Gabrieli's star was just rising in Venice - he had travelled to Munich in 1562, befriending Orlandus Lassus, and then he became organist at San Marco in 1566. Quite possibly this collection, dedicated to Prince Albert, Duke of Bavaria and probably at least partially composed while in Munich, helped Gabrieli to gain the post. As suggested on the 1565 title page, instrumental support or substitution is optional but worth considering. The source is in high clefs, so downward transposition by a fourth for performance was likely."

⌛ Period → Renaissance ◈ Genre → Eucharistic songs

♯ Key E- major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATTB|add=or {{Vcat|ATBBB|ATBarBarB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range G2 – E-5

¶ Language → Latin

Measures 71

Texture mixed texture

Parts 7

Instruments A cappella

Pages 4

CPDL # 86924

Editor Drew Sellis

Posted 2025-09-29

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Cantus

E-4 – E-5

Altus

A-3 – B-4

Tenor

E-3 – F4

Quintus

E-3 – F4

Bassus

G2 – B-3

Organ

G2 – F4