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Memento homo (William Byrd)
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- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2002-08-31). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 97 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Jan 09
General Information
Title: Memento homo
Composer: William Byrd
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: ATTBBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Cantiones Sacrae (1575), no.18
Description: Text for imposition of ashes, Ash Wednesday.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Memento homo, quod cinis es, et in cinerem reverteris.
English translation
Remember, O Man, that thou art dust, and to dust shalt return.
(Distribution of ashes, Ash Wednesday; cf. Ecclesiasticus 17:31, Job 34:15)
