Motet Cycles Database

Attribution notes:

"Josquin des prez", "Jo. des pres", "Josquin des pretz" (GB-Cmc 1760)

Cycle rubric:

Identified as a cycle based on:

Reference source:

GB-Cmc 1760, ff. 7v-15r

Other sources:

I-Fn 232, ff. 35v-40r; I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666, ff. 14v-22r; I-Rvat CS 46, ff. 50v-55r; Antico 1521, ff. 6r-8v; Grapheus 1538, No. 29

Number of voices:

Signature:

b (SA); bb (TB)

Clefs:

c1c3c4f4

Final:

B/D/A/G/G

Devotional / liturgical association:

Christ

Christmas, Christmastide

Description:

The cycle consists of five motets, whose texts are antiphons for the Octave of Christmas (also used in the Little Office of the BVM during Christmastide).

Modern editions:

NJE 21. (No. 7)

Literature:

BROWN 1990

, 763-764

SHERR 1997

RIFKIN 2019

, 251

Discography:

I Fiamminghi IV: O admirabile commercium. Brumel, Regis, Mouton, Josquin. Cappella Pratensis - Rebecca Stewart, Ricercar 207572

Further notes:

M264, M265 and M268 have further concordances in F-PN Cons. Rés. F. 41 (for the foliation, see the records of the individual motets). Because of its particular nature, this source (in which the motets are inserted as handwritten additions between printed masses by Carpentras) is not listed among the Other sources of the present cycle (see http://www.diamm.ac.uk/sources/2375/#/).

See information on this cycle as part of The Josquin Research Project.

Motets in this cycle

Displaying 1 - 25 of 25

Antico 1521
Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
Antico 1521 S:006r-006v A:006r-006v T:007v-008r B:005v-006r	O admirabile commercium ID: M264	Josquinus Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T085 O admirabile commercium
Antico 1521 S:006v-007r A:006v-007r T:008r-008v B:006r-006v	Quando natus est ID: M265	Josquinus Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T086b Quando natus es
Antico 1521 S:007r-007v A:007v T:008v-009r B:006v	Rubum quem viderat Moyses ID: M266	Josquinus Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses
Antico 1521 S:007v-008r A:007v-008r T:009r-009v B:007r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	Josquinus Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
Antico 1521 S:008r-008v A:008v-009r T:009v-010r B:007r-007v	Ecce Maria genuit ID: M268	Josquinus Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T268 Ecce Maria genuit

GB-Cmc 1760
Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
GB-Cmc 1760 007v-009r	O admirabile commercium ID: M264	Josquin des pres Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T085 O admirabile commercium
GB-Cmc 1760 009v-011r	Quando natus es ID: M265	Io. des pres. Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T086b Quando natus es
GB-Cmc 1760 011v-012r	Rubum quem viderat Moyses ID: M266	Jo. des prez Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses
GB-Cmc 1760 012v-013r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	Josquin des pretz Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
GB-Cmc 1760 013v-015r	Ecce Maria genuit ID: M268	Iosquin des pretz Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T268 Ecce Maria genuit

Grapheus 1538
Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
Grapheus 1538 No. 29(a)	O admirabile commercium ID: M264	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T085 O admirabile commercium
Grapheus 1538 No. 29(b)	Quando natus est ID: M265	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T086b Quando natus es
Grapheus 1538 No. 29(c)	Rubum quem viderat Moyses ID: M266	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses
Grapheus 1538 No. 29(d)	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
Grapheus 1538 No. 29(e)	Ecce Maria genuit ID: M268	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T268 Ecce Maria genuit

I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666
Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666 014v-016r	O admirabile commercium ID: M264	Iosquin Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T085 O admirabile commercium
I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666 016v-018r	Quando natus es ID: M265	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T086b Quando natus es
I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666 018v-019r	Rubum quem viderat Moyses ID: M266	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses
I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666 019v-020r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
I-Fl Acquisti e doni 666 020v-022r	Ecce Maria genuit ID: M268	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T268 Ecce Maria genuit

I-Rvat CS 46
Source	Motet incipit	Attribution	Rubric	Cycle / Text
I-Rvat CS 46 050v-051r	O admirabile commercium ID: M264	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T085 O admirabile commercium
I-Rvat CS 46 051v-052r	Quando natus es ID: M265	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T086b Quando natus es
I-Rvat CS 46 052v-053r	Rubum quem viderat Moyses ID: M266	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses
I-Rvat CS 46 053v-054r	Germinavit radix Iesse ID: M267	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T087 Germinavit radix Iesse
I-Rvat CS 46 054v-055r	Ecce Maria genuit ID: M268	- Josquin des Prez	-	C58 O admirabile commercium T268 Ecce Maria genuit

Component motets preview

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Motet details

In cycle(s):

Reference source:

GB-Cmc 1760, ff. 7v-9r

Mensuration:



Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

The first half of the antiphon O admirabile commercium (Cantus ID 003985) is quoted in the T (passage: "O admirabile ... et procedens homo") and partially in the C (incipit):

1--efd-dc--f--f--fg--g--g--gf--gh---gf--f--f--gh--f--g--f--g--gh--f--f--4

"O admirabile commercium creator generis humani"

1--f--f--fhijh--g--j--h--g--f--f--g--f--f--4

"animatum corpus sumens de virgine"

1--g--f--f--fhij--h--g--g--g--gh--g--fg--f--4

"nasci dignatus est et procedens homo" (http://cantusindex.org/id/003985)

The next part of the antiphon O admirabile commercium (Cantus ID 003985) is quoted in the C (passage "sine semine")

1--fe--df--fg--fe--dc---4

"sine semine" (http://cantusindex.org/id/003985)

The last part of the antiphon O admirabile commercium (Cantus ID 003985) is quoted in the T (passage "largitus est" ... end)

1--cd--f--f--f--gh--g--h--hk--hg--h--f--f---4

"largitus est nobis suam deitatem" (http://cantusindex.org/id/003985)

Number of voices:

Discography:

I Fiamminghi IV: O admirabile commercium. Brumel, Regis, Mouton, Josquin. Cappella Pratensis - Rebecca Stewart, Ricercar 207572

Length:

103

Signature:

b (bb in contra + bass)

Clefs:

c1c3c4f4

Final:

Music incipit:

abgg.gag

.decc.cd

........

Modern editions:

NJE 21 (No. 7)

Further notes:

Clefs vary in the sources.

T085 O admirabile commercium

Text reference:

M264 O admirabile commercium

Motet details

In cycle(s):

Reference source:

GB-Cmc 1760, ff. 9v-11r

Mensuration:



Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

The beginning of the antiphon Quando natus est (Cantus ID 004441) is quoted in C and T (opening)

1--e--eed--g--hk--k--k--j--h--gh--j--h----4

"Quando natus est ineffabiliter" (http://cantusindex.org/id/004441)

A next part of the antiphon Quando natus est (Cantus ID 004441) is quoted in the T (passage "tunc ... scripturae"):

1--g--h--j--k--hgh---ghg--e--e----4

"tunc impletae sunt scripturae" (ibid.)

The next part of the antiphon Quando natus est (Cantus ID 004441) is quoted in the T (passage "sicut pluvia (2nd time) ... descendisti"):

1--g--h--k--j--klk--j--kj--h--h--g--k--h---4

"sicut pluvia in vellus descendisti" (ibid.)

The next part of the antiphon Quando natus est (Cantus ID 004441) is quoted in the T (passage "ut salvum ... humanum"):

1--k--k--k--k--jh--g--hgf--g--ghg--e--e--4

"ut salvum faceres genus humanum" (ibid.)

The last part of the antiphon Quando natus est (Cantus ID 004441) is loosely quoted in the T (passage "te laudamus ... noster"):

1--hjh--g--gf--ef---g--gf--e--e--4

"te laudamus deus noster" (ibid.)

Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

b (bb in contra + bass)

Clefs:

c1c3c4f4

Final:

Music incipit:

ddc.fgab

.aag.cde

.....aag

....aagc

Modern editions:

NJE 21 (No. 7)

Further notes:

Text reference:

T086b Quando natus es

M265 Quando natus es

Motet details

In cycle(s):

Reference source:

GB-Cmc 1760, ff. 11v-12r

Mensuration:



Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

The incipit of the antiphon Rubum quem viderat Moyses (Cantus ID 004669) quoted in the opening of all voices, most precisely in the C:

1--d-e--f--g--g--g--g--fedef--f--f---4

"Rubum quem viderat Moyses" (http://cantusindex.org/id/004669)

The next part of the antiphon Rubum quem viderat Moyses (Cantus ID 004669) quoted in C and T successively in the next phrase:

1--e--f--g--g--g--g--g--f--gh--h--gh--e--4

"incombustum conservatam agnovimus" (ibid.)

The next part of the antiphon Rubum quem viderat Moyses (Cantus ID 004669) quoted in C and T successively in the next phrase:

1--dh--h--hg--hj--hg--g--f--g--hg--e--e---4

"tuam laudabilem virginitatem" (ibid.)

The next part of the antiphon Rubum quem viderat Moyses (Cantus ID 004669) quoted in T and C successively in the next phrase:

1--h--gf--g--fe--d--4

"dei genetrix" (ibid.)

The next part of the antiphon Rubum quem viderat Moyses (Cantus ID 004669) loosely quoted in T and C in the last phrase:

1--e--f--h--g--f--g--e--4

"intercede pro nobis" (ibid.)

Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

b (bb in contra + bass)

Clefs:

c1c3c4f4

Final:

Music incipit:

...gabcc

....cdef

..gabccc

defgggef

Modern editions:

NJE 21 (No. 7)

Further notes:

T266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses

Text reference:

M266 Rubum quem viderat Moyses

Motet details

In cycle(s):

Reference source:

GB-Cmc 1760, ff. 12v-13r

Mensuration:



Pre-existing melodies (Cantus prius facti):

The incipit of the antiphon Germinavit radix Jesse (Cantus ID 002941) quoted in all voices, most precisely in the C and T:

1--d--ef--g--g--f--e--cd--defdd--4

"Germinavit radix Jesse" (http://cantusindex.org/id/002941)

The next part of the antiphon Germinavit radix Jesse (Cantus ID 002941) quoted in C and T (passage "orta ... Jacob"):

1--dc--f--g--h--f--gh--g--f--4

"orta est stella ex Jacob" (ibid.)

The next part of the antiphon Germinavit radix Jesse (Cantus ID 002941) more loosely quoted in C and T (passage: "virgo ... salvatorem"):

1--f--g--h--g--f--gf--f--fg-fed--d--4

"virgo peperit salvatorem" (ibid.)

The last part of the antiphon Germinavit radix Jesse (Cantus ID 002941) verly loosely quoted in C and T (passage "te laudamus"... end):

1--hk---g--ge--de--g--ghggf--e---e--4

"te laudamus deus noster." (ibid.)

Number of voices:

Length:

Signature:

b (bb in contra + bass)

Clefs:

c1c3c4f4

Final:

Music incipit:

.....gab

....defg

.gabcabc

defgegaf

Modern editions:

NJE 21 (No. 7)

Further notes:

T087 Germinavit radix Iesse

Text reference:

M267 Germinavit radix Iesse

Motet details

In cycle(s):

Reference source:

GB-Cmc 1760, ff. 13v-15r

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 contra + bass)

Clefs:

c1c3c4f4

Final:

Music incipit:

.dccddcb

gfggfef

....dccd

......gf

Modern editions:

NJE 21 (No. 7)

Further notes:

Text reference:

T268 Ecce Maria genuit

M268 Ecce Maria genuit