Nil canitur suavius

Brant, Jan (1554?-1602) [ Poland ]

Edition
Published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne [Poland] , 1993 ; in Motet (58 p.)
Ref. : PWM 8727  (2 p.) , "Musica Antiqua Polonica-The Renaissance- Vocal music"
Editor or author of the restitution: Pozniak,Piotr
Type of material: Full score
Copyright : PWM Edition, Cracow, Poland
ISMN/ISBN : ISBN 83-224-3139-8
Other titles on the same score: 13 other motets
 
Description
Text in: Latin
Epoque: 16th century  (1550-1599)
Genre-Style-Form: Motet ; Hymn (sacred) ; Polyphony ; Sacred ; Renaissance
Mood of the piece: solemn ; prayerful ; andante
Type of Choir: SSATB  (5 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: modal
Duration: 1.5 min.
Number of verses: 1
Musicological Sources: manuscript organ tablature of 1620, coming from the Jesuit College at Riga, now in the possession of the University Library at Uppsala, MS. No. 88.
Source of text: stanzas 2 and 42 of the hymn Jesu dulcis memoria