Caput eius aurum optimum, PdPWV Mot144 (Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da)

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Editor Franz Espagne (1828–1878), after
Theodor de Witt (1823–1855)
Publisher. Info. Opera omnia Ioannis Petraloysii Praenestini, Vol.IV (pp.55-58)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874. Plate 13807.
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Editor Allen Garvin (b. 1969)
Publisher. Info. Hawthorne Early Music, 2020.
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Work Title Caput eius aurum optimum
Alternative. Title
Composer Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. PdPWV Mot144
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGP 147
Key E Phrygian mode
First Publication. 1584 in Motettorum, Liber 4 (No.20)
Librettist Song of Songs 5:11-12
Language Latin
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 5 voices