Memento homo (William Byrd)
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- (Posted 2023-01-16) CPDL #72274:
- Editor: Richard Shakeshaft (submitted 2023-01-16). Score information: A4 Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: At original pitch. A preview is available, but name and email are required to download complete free licensed copies.
- (Posted 2023-01-16) CPDL #72273:
- Editor: Richard Shakeshaft (submitted 2023-01-16). Score information: A4 Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Transposed up a fourth from the original pitch. A preview is available, but name and email are required to download complete free licensed copies.
- (Posted 2002-08-31) CPDL #03973: (Sibelius 4)
- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2002-08-31). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 97 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Revised Jan 09.
General Information
Title: Memento homo
Composer: William Byrd
Source of text: cf. Ecclesiasticus 17:31, Job 34:15
Number of voices: 6vv Voicing: ATTBarBarB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1575 in Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur, no. 18
Description: Text for imposition of ashes, Ash Wednesday.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
Memento homo, quod cinis es, et in cinerem reverteris.
English translation
Remember, O Man, that thou art dust, and to dust shalt return.