Gloria … Spiritus et alme

General information

Troped Gloria widely used for Marian feasts before the Missal of 1570 banned it. The chant melody survives as Missa IX (Cum jubilo) in the Solesmes books.

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Notes on selected settings

anonymous Missa de Beata Virgine Capp. Sist. 35 (Anonymous) Et in terra pax (D-Ju MS 33) (Anonymous) SATB (part of Missa de Beata Virgine (D-Ju MS 33) (Anonymous)) Gloria ... Spiritus et Alme (D-Ju MS 35) (Anonymous) SATB Missa de Beata Virgine (Jacob Arcadelt) 4vv Bourgois (Trent 87 & 88) (Gloria) ATT Missa de Beata Virgine (Johannes Bonnevin) 4(5)vv Missa de Beata Virgine (Antoine Brumel) 4vv Johannes Ciconia (Gloria) 4vv Missa de Beata Virgine (Joaquín Dor) 4vv

Misa de Beata Virgine I (Francisco Guerrero) (1566) 4(6)vv Missa de Beata Virgine a 5 (Heinrich Isaac) Missa de Beata Virgine (Josquin des Prez) 4vv Missa de Beata Virgine (Pierre de la Rue) 4vv Missa de Beata Virgine (Vincent Misonne) 4(5)vv Cristóbal de Morales 5vv (the tropes are not included in the 1544 4vv misa de Beata Virgine)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 4vv 6vv Missa De Beata virgine (Adam Rener) SATB

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Anonymous — Et in terra pax (D-Ju MS 33)  Latin STTB
• Anonymous — Gloria ... Spiritus et Alme (D-Ju MS 35)  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Missa de Beata Virgine (D-Ju MS 33)  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Missa de Beata Virgine Capp. Sist. 35  Latin ATBB
• Bourgois — Gloria - Spiritus et alme  Latin ATT
• Antoine Brumel — Missa de Beata Virgine  Latin SATB
• Johannes Ciconia — Gloria: Spiritus et Alme a 4  Latin SATB
• Heinrich Isaac — Missa de Beata Virgine a 5  Latin SATBB
• Pierre de la Rue — Missa de Beata Virgine  Latin STTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Missa de Beata Virgine a 4  Latin SATB
• Adam Rener — Missa de Beata Virgine  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite Jesu Christe. Spiritus et alme orphanorum paraclite. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, primogenitus Mariae Virginis Matris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram Ad Mariae gloriam. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus. Mariam sanctificans. Tu solus Dominus Mariam gubernans. Tu solus altissimus, Mariam coronans, Jesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

English translation Glory be to God on high And in earth peace, goodwill towards men, We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thee thanks for thy great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesu Christ; Spirit and kind comforter of orphans. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, First-born of the Virgin Mother Mary. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer to the glory of Mary. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, sanctifying Mary. thou only art the Lord,ruling Mary. thou only art most high, O Christ, crowning Mary, with the Holy Ghost, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.