Dow partbooks (GB-Och Mus. 984 - 988) 

date : 1585?
main copiest : Robert Dow the younger(1554 - 1588)
detail date : please see DIAMM site 

 

No.30 (William Byrd) "O quam gloriosum"

I have already introduced the spelling of Bird, but I will introduce it again because it appears three different ways in this song.

It is interesting that there are three "Byrd" names, but not "Byrd", which is the current standard.

 

(Prima Parte)

bar1-22 : O quam gloriosum est regnum, ---

bar22-34 : Amicti stolis albis,

bar34-49 : sequuntur Agnum, quocumque ierit.

bar49-70 : laudantes Deum et dicentes:

(Secunda Parte)

bar71-90 : Benedictio et claritas et sapientia et gratiarum actio,

bar90-122 : honor, virtus et fortitudo Deo nostro in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

 

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