Tota pulchra es (Cornelius Canis)

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• (Posted 2025-08-05)  CPDL #86203:     

Editor: Mick Swithinbank (submitted 2025-08-05).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 60 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Revised edition of August 2025. Now also transposed a tone higher than the source.

General Information

Title: Tota pulchra es
Composer: Cornelius Canis
Source of text: Song of Songs 4:7,11a,10b

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SAATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1553 in Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum, liber 8 (Susato), no. 4
    2nd published: 1553 in Ecclesiasticarum cantionum quinque vocum, liber 14 (Susato), no. 17
Description: A brief but charming Song of Songs setting (only 56 bars). Can of course be sung at a higher pitch.

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Tota pulchra es, amica mea.