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MCE 08-06 Iesus dominus exspiravit

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Motet

Text (ed. by Eva Ferro)

Edition

Translation

Iesus[i] dominus exspiravit[ii],
‘Heli’[iii] clamans animam Patri commendavit.
Latus eius lancea miles perforavit,
Terra ⟨tunc⟩ contremuit et sol obscuravit.

The Lord Jesus breathed his last breath,
and crying out ‘Heli’ he commended his spirit to the Father.
The soldier pierced his side with the lance,
the earth then trembled and the sun eclipsed.

[i] Iesus] Ihesus D-Mbs 3154, C

[ii] exspiravit] expiravit D-Mbs 3154, C

[iii] Heli] hely D-Mbs 3154, C

This edition is based on D-Mbs 3154, f. 45r. Only orthographical variants affect the text of this motet, namely the spelling of Iesus as ‘Ihesus’, a variant common in medieval Latin, and of Heli as ‘Hely’. For further information see the General commentary.

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Measure Voice Source Category Comment Image
D-Mbs_3154 designation of voices –, Contratenor, Tenor, Contratenor
D-Mbs_3154 rubrics and verbal directions the loco rubric was added by a different hand
1 2 3 4 D-Mbs_3154 clefs clefs are missing in all the voices; the original clefs must have been c1, c3, c3, f3
1 2 3 4 D-Mbs_3154 key signatures key signatures are oddly placed in all the voices; for further details, see the Introduction
1 2 3 4 D-Mbs_3154 mensuration and proportion signs mensuration signs are missing; however, they probably were not inserted on purpose, to indicate the indefinite duration of the five Lo with fermatas; therefore, no mensuration signs have been added to the edition
1 2 3 4 D-Mbs_3154 text underlay the text is only underlaid in the C; no text in the other voices
17 1 D-Mbs_3154 pitch and rhythm the dot between the Sb g and b is a wrong punctum divisionis or, even more probable, an unintentional stain Show
17 2 D-Mbs_3154 pitch and rhythm Sb c' instead of d'; the c' has been written over an erased Sb e' Show
19 1 D-Mbs_3154 pitch and rhythm Sb and Br a' instead of b'
26 4 D-Mbs_3154 coloration the Br must be ternary even if it is blackened
42 2 D-Mbs_3154 pitch and rhythm Mi c' instead of f'
43-44 3 4 D-Mbs_3154 ligatures lig. splitted in order to accommodate all the syllables
Text
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Iesus dominus exspiravit,
‘Heli’ clamans animam Patri commendavit.
Latus eius lancea miles perforavit,
Terra 〈tunc〉 contremuit et sol obscuravit.

The Lord Jesus breathed his last breath,
and crying out ’Heli’ he commended his spirit to the Father.
The soldier pierced his side with the lance,
the earth then trembled and the sun eclipsed.