Cum essem parvulus (Fall 2011)

Anthology Number: 49 Anthology Page: 227-286

CD Track: 35-37

Basic Information

 * Species: Motet
 * National or other Origin: Franco-Flemish
 * Date / era: ca. 1579
 * Composer or other figure: Orlando di Lasso

Identifying Characteristics:

 * Text is Latin, drawn from 1 Corinthians in the original Greek.
 * Polyphonic texture. 6 voices.
 * Sacred.
 * G Dorian
 * Divided into 2 parts, corresponding to the major division of the text. The first part ends with a cadence on D.
 * The music is composed in a way that illustrates and reflects the text.

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