First Publication | 1607 in Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 2 (No.18) |
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Genre Categories | Sacred songs; Religious works; Songs; |
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Work Title | O quam suavis |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Byrd, William |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | T 136 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWB 98 |
Key | G Mixolydian mode |
First Publication. | 1607 in Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 2 (No.18) |
Librettist | Corpus Christi, First Vespers, Antiphon to the Magnificat (text is a paraphrase of the Book of Wisdom 12:1 and 16:21) |
Language | Latin |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | 4 voices |