Hodie Christus natus est a 4 (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

CPDL has two different settings of Hodie Christus natus est by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. For the setting for 8 voices, SSAATTBB, click here.

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• CPDL #06635:  PDF, MIDI and NoteWorthy Composer files available.

Editor: Marco-cipoo.net (submitted 2004-02-02).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 65 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: TTBB version, listed alphabetically in "Christmas" section. Transposed an octave lower, G-g'

• CPDL #06260:  Sibelius 2

Editor: Brian Marble (submitted 2003-12-29).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 92 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: voci pari version, down a fifth for SATB C-c

General Information

Title: Hodie Christus natus est a 4
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
or TTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Antiphon for Christmas Day

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Opera omnia Ioannis Petraloysii Praenestini, Tomus XXXI 1892

Description: Total compass is 2 octaves, just manageble by mixed chorus. The source is a ms. in the Vatican; Haberl seems to consider it an autograph copy of the composer.

External websites: [http://imslp.org/wiki/Supplementus_II_(Palestrina,_Giovanni_Pierluigi_da)

Text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Hodie Christus natus est.