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==General Information==
==General Information==
<b>Title:</b> <i>O admirabile commertium</i><br>
'''Title:''' ''O admirabile commertium''<br>
<b>Composer:</b> [[William Byrd]]<br>
'''Composer:''' [[William Byrd]]<br>
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<b>Number of voices:</b> 4vv&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Voicing:</b> AATB<br>
'''Number of voices:''' 4vv&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Voicing:''' AATB<br>
'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Sacred music|Sacred]], [[:Category:Motets|Motets]] <br>
'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Sacred| music}}, [[:Category:Motets|Motet]] <br>
<b>Language:</b> [[Latin]]<br>
{{Language|Latin}}
<b>Instruments: </b>none, a cappella<br>
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
<b>Published: </b>Gradualia II (1607), no.7<br>
'''Published:''' Gradualia II (1607), no.7<br>


<b>Description:</b> This antiphon is used as follows in the Roman rite:<br>
'''Description:''' This antiphon is used as follows in the Roman rite:<br>
The Octave of the Nativity, Prime & Second Vespers;<br>
The Octave of the Nativity, Prime & Second Vespers;<br>
The Purification (the Presentation), First Vespers;<br>
The Purification (the Presentation), First Vespers;<br>
The Vigil of the Epiphany, First Vespers, Lauds & Prime.<br>
The Vigil of the Epiphany, First Vespers, Lauds & Prime.<br>


<b>External websites: </b>
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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
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O wondrous exchange: the Creator of humankind, taking upon him a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a Virgin and, without seed, becoming a man, hath made us partakers of his Divinity.
O wondrous exchange: the Creator of humankind, taking upon him a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a Virgin and, without seed, becoming a man, hath made us partakers of his Divinity.


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Editor: David Fraser (added 2002-11-19).   Score information: A4, 6 pages, 119 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Revised 08/06 - completely reset from original printed source, incorporating revisions to underlay

General Information

Title: O admirabile commertium
Composer: William Byrd

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: AATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Gradualia II (1607), no.7

Description: This antiphon is used as follows in the Roman rite:
The Octave of the Nativity, Prime & Second Vespers;
The Purification (the Presentation), First Vespers;
The Vigil of the Epiphany, First Vespers, Lauds & Prime.

External websites:

Original text and translations

Latin.png Latin text

O admirabile commertium: creator generis humani, animatum corpus sumens, de Virgine nasci dignatus est, et procedens homo sine semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.

English.png English translation

O wondrous exchange: the Creator of humankind, taking upon him a living body, vouchsafed to be born of a Virgin and, without seed, becoming a man, hath made us partakers of his Divinity.