Edition
Ref. :
NYPM 12
(7 p.)
, "New York Pro Musica series"
Editor or author of the restitution:
Collins, Walter S.
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
16 ; 17th century
(1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Motet ; Madrigal
Mood of the piece:
lament
Type of Choir:
SSAATB (6 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard (optional)
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (ad lib)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C minor
Duration:
1.5 min.
Musicological Sources:
"all known surviving 17th century manuscript sources" ; British Museum Additional MSS 29366-68, 29382-77, 29427 ; Christ Church College MSS 56-60 ; Huntington Library MSS EL25 A46-51 ; Tenbury MSS 1162-67
Biblical references:
2 Samuel :
1:25-26