Officium defunctorum (Victoria, Tomás Luis de)
| Title | Officium defunctorum [Office of the dead] |
| Alternative title | {{TPtr}} :Thomæ Ludovici DE VICTORIA Abulensis, sacræ Cæsaræ Maiestatis Capellani. Officium Defunctorum, sex vocibus. In obitu et obsequiis, Sacræ Imperatricis. Nunc primum in lucem æditum. Cum permissu superiorum. MATRITI, Ex Typographia Regia. [Apud Ionnem Flandrum.] M. DC. V. |
| Creators | Tomás Luis de Victoria, composer |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors and bass |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1605 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Requiems, Masses |
| Language | Latin |
| Period | Renaissance |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Introitus. Requiem æternam – Te decet hymnus | — | — | — |
| Kyrie – Christe à 4 (SSAT) – Kyrie | — | — | — |
| Graduale. Requiem æternam – In memoria æterna | — | — | — |
| Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe (Hostias et preces (plainsong omitted)) | — | — | — |
| Sanctus & Benedictus | — | — | — |
| Agnus Dei I (bis) & II | — | — | — |
| Communio. Lux æterna – Requiem æternam | — | — | — |
| Motectum. Versa est in luctum | — | — | — |
| Responsorium. Libera me, Domine – Tremens factus sum à 3 (ATB) – Dies illa à 4 (SSAT) – Requiem æternam – Kyrie | — | — | — |
| Lectio II. Tædet animam meam à 4 (SATB) | — | — | — |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Lectio. Tædet animam meam 4vv Missa pro defunctis 6vv Motectum. Versa est in luctum 6vv Responsorium. Libera me, Domine 6vv |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Lectio. Tædet animam meam Introitus. Requiem æternam Kyrie Graduale. Requiem æternam Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe Sanctus & Benedictus Agnus Dei I & II Communio. Lux æterna Motectum. Versa est in luctum Responsorium. Libera me, Domine |
Recordings/Performances
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