First Publication | 1575 in Motettorum, Liber 3 (No.32) |
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Genre Categories | Motets; For 8 voices; For unaccompanied voices; |
Related Works | The Missa Hodie Christus natus est is based in this motet. |
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Work Title | Hodie Christus natus est |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | PdPWV Mot123 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGP 24 |
Key | G Mixolydian mode |
First Publication. | 1575 in Motettorum, Liber 3 (No.32) |
Librettist | Antiphon to Magnificat, Christmas Day Vespers |
Language | Latin |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
Instrumentation | 8 voices (double choir) |
Related Works | The Missa Hodie Christus natus est is based in this motet. |