C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets)

Cycle criteria:

Standardised composer:

Weerbeke, Gaspar van

Attribution notes:

"Gaspar" (I-Mfd 1, index); for M039 only, concordance in I-Mfd 2

Cycle rubric:

listed under "Motetti missales consequentes" (I-Mfd 1, index)

Identified as a cycle based on:

index of I-Mfd 1 (see Cycle rubric); consensus in the "motetti missales" literature

Reference source:

I-Mfd 1, ff. 134v-143r

Other sources:

(for partial concordances, see the records of the individual motets)

Number of voices:

Signature:

Clefs:

g2c2c3c4

g2c2c4c4/g2c2c3c4

Final:

G/G/G/G/D/G/G/G

Devotional / liturgical association:

BVM

Description:

The cycle belongs to the “core” group of motetti missales. It consists of eight motets (the fifth and the eighth subdivided into two partes). The texts derive from different sources, mostly Marian antiphons (including two lengthy antiphons based on the Song of Songs), rhymed prayers, and sequences.

Modern editions:

AMMM 11, 44-75; CMM 106.3; MCE 6

Literature:

CROLL 1954

NOBLITT 1968

GASSER 2001

, 285-303

DIERGARTEN 2017

FILIPPI 2017

BOKULICH 2019

FILIPPI 2019A

FILIPPI 2019B

PAVANELLO 2019

ROSSI 2019B

SCHMIDT 2019

Discography:

Further notes:

See also the shorter cognate cycles C13b and C13c.

See also information on this cycle as part of the Gaspar van Weerbeke Project.

Motets in this cycle

Displaying 1 - 8 of 8

I-Mfd 1
Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
I-Mfd 1 134v-135r	Quam pulchra es ID: M039	Gaspar (index) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T039 Quam pulchra es
I-Mfd 1 135v-136r	Alma redemptoris mater ID: M040	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T040 Alma redemptoris mater
I-Mfd 1 136v-137r	Salve virgo salutata ID: M041	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T041 Salve virgo salutata
I-Mfd 1 137v-138r	O pulcherrima mulierum ID: M042	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T042 O pulcherrima mulierum
I-Mfd 1 138v-139r	Ave regina caelorum mater : Ave corpus domini ID: M043	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T043 Ave regina caelorum mater
I-Mfd 1 139v-140r	O Maria clausus hortus ID: M044	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T044 O Maria clausus hortus
I-Mfd 1 140v-141r	Mater patris filia ID: M045	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T045 Mater patris filia
I-Mfd 1 141v-143r	Tota pulchra es : Iam enim hiems ID: M046	Gaspar (index; as part of C13a) Weerbeke, Gaspar van	-	C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets) T046 Tota pulchra es

Component motets preview

Displaying 1 - 8 of 8

Motet details

In cycle(s):

C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets)

C13b Quam pulchra es (3 motets)

C13c Quam pulchra es (3 motets)

Reference source:

I-Mfd 1, ff. 134v-135r

Mensuration:





Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

Clefs:

g2c2c3c4

Final:

Music incipit:

gggffdef

dgabgge

gcddcbc

geedgcgf

Modern editions:

AMMM 11, 44-47; CMM 106.3; MCE 6.1

Further notes:

See also the Gaspar van Weerbeke Project.

Text reference:

T039 Quam pulchra es

M039 Quam pulchra es

Weerbeke, Gaspar van

Motet details

In cycle(s):

C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets)

Reference source:

I-Mfd 1, ff. 135v-136r

Mensuration:





Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

This motet possibly quotes pre-existing material, but it can not be linked to any Cantus prius factus with a corresponding text.

Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

b (bb in B)

Clefs:

g2c2c3c4

Final:

Music incipit:

gefgfbab

dgcabac.

gdedbcb.

gecdcbbf

Modern editions:

AMMM 11, 48-50; CMM 106.3; MCE 6.2

Further notes:

See also the Gaspar van Weerbeke Project.

Text reference:

T040 Alma redemptoris mater

M040 Alma redemptoris mater

Weerbeke, Gaspar van

Motet details

In cycle(s):

C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets)

Reference source:

I-Mfd 1, ff. 136v-137r

Mensuration:



Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

Clefs:

g2c2c3c4

Final:

Music incipit:

gdefgbcd

....defd

....gbcd

gfgagdef

Modern editions:

AMMM 11, 51-53; CMM 106.3; MCE 6.3

Further notes:

See also the Gaspar van Weerbeke Project.

Text reference:

T041 Salve virgo salutata

M041 Salve virgo salutata

Weerbeke, Gaspar van

Motet details

In cycle(s):

C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets)

C13c Quam pulchra es (3 motets)

Reference source:

I-Mfd 1, ff. 137v-138r

Mensuration:





Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

This motet possibly quotes pre-existing material, but it can not be linked to any Cantus prius factus with a corresponding text.

Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

Clefs:

g2c2c3c4

Final:

Music incipit:

ggfbgabc

dbbcdefg

gbagfbga

ggdeeefg

Modern editions:

AMMM 11, 54-57; CMM 106.3; MCE 6.4

Further notes:

See also the Gaspar van Weerbeke Project.

Text reference:

T042 O pulcherrima mulierum

M042 O pulcherrima mulierum

Weerbeke, Gaspar van

Motet details

In cycle(s):

C13a Quam pulchra es (8 motets)

C13b Quam pulchra es (3 motets)

Reference source:

I-Mfd 1, ff. 138v-139r

Mensuration:



Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

The passage "Ave corpus domini ... mundo dixit vale" possibly quotes pre-existing material, but it can not be linked to any Cantus prius factus with a corresponding text.

Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

Clefs:

g2c2c3c4

Final:

G / D

Music incipit:

...gabce

.defgfdc

..gabcde

defgabgc

Modern editions:

AMMM 11, 58-63; CMM 106.3; MCE 6.5

Further notes:

Elevation motet (2a pars).

“Verte folium” (I-Mfd 1) or “verte folium” and “custodes” (I-Mfd 2) to next motet (O Maria clausus hortus); consequently GASSER 2001, 285-286 considers them as one long motet consisting of three partes.

See also the Gaspar van Weerbeke Project.

Text reference:

T043 Ave regina caelorum mater