M060 Beata dei genitrix

Standardised text incipit: 
Beata dei genitrix
Standardised composer: 
Compère, Loyset
Attribution notes: 
"Loyset" (I-Mfd 1, index; as part of C17)
In cycle(s): 
C17 Hodie nobis de virgine
Reference source: 
I-Mfd 1, ff. 172v-173r
Number of voices: 
4
Mensuration: 


Length: 
31
Signature: 
b
Clefs: 
c1c3c4f4
Final: 
G
Music incipit: 
ggagfagf
dbdefddc
ggcbabcd
ggfgdefd
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.

Modern editions: 
AMMM 13, 48-50; CMM 15.2; MCE 1.2
GCO Catalogue: 
[I.130]
Discography: 

Loyset Compère: Mass, Motets, Songs, Orlando Consort, Metronome 1002

Further notes: 

Text details

Tags: 
Prose
To/about Jesus
To/about Mary
About Christmas
Standardised text incipit: 
Beata dei genitrix
Liturgical/devotional association: 
Christmas
Full text: 

Beata dei genitrix Maria, cuius viscera intacta permanent, hodie genuit salvatorem saeculi.
Beata quae credidit quoniam perfecta sunt omnia quae dicta sunt ei a domino.

English translation: 

Blessed Mary, the Begetter of God, whose womb remains chaste, today gave birth to the saviour of all generations.

Blessed is she who believed everything that was said to her by the Lord for it was fulfilled.

Correspondences in standard ref works: 

Responsory at Matins for Christmas (with Verse), Cantus ID 006162

T060 Beata dei genitrix

Music incipit (MEI): 
File M060BeataDeiGenitrix.xml

Sources with this motet

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Source Motet incipit Attribution Rubric Cycle / Text
I-Mfd 1
172v-173r 		Beata dei genitrix
ID: M060 		Loyset (index; as part of C17)
Compère, Loyset 		loco gloria C17 Hodie nobis de virgine
T060 Beata dei genitrix