Missa O Sacrum Convivium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)

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• (Posted 2025-08-27)  CPDL #86542:       

Editor: James Wetzel (submitted 2025-08-27).   Score information: Letter, 64 pages, 434 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a whole step into E Flat.

• (Posted 2025-04-30)  CPDL #84656:       

Editor: James Wetzel (submitted 2025-04-30).   Score information: Letter, 64 pages, 432 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transposed down a fifth from written pitch for ATBarBarB.

Individual movements

Kyrie

• (Posted 2015-04-04)  CPDL #34966:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-04-04).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 113 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In the text underlay I have applied consistently Ky-ri-e e-le-i-son. Where the original does not allow all syllables I have divided one or more notes and then tied them; see e.g. bars 1-2 of Tenor 1.

Gloria

• (Posted 2015-04-04)  CPDL #34968:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-04-04).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 190 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Credo

• (Posted 2015-04-07)  CPDL #34997:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-04-07).   Score information: A4, 11 pages, 247 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: In the triple metre (tempus perfectum) of "Et in Spiritum sanctum…" note values have been halved.

Sanctus

• (Posted 2015-04-11)  CPDL #35051:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-04-11).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 536 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Agnus Dei

• (Posted 2015-04-12)  CPDL #35060:        (Finale 2004)

Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-04-12).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 325 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: All movements transposed down one tone from F.

General Information

Title: Missa O Sacrum Convivium
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1594
Description: The mass is based on the motet O sacrum convivium by Cristóbal de Morales

Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages:

Kyrie • Gloria • Credo • Sanctus & Benedictus • Agnus Dei