E10

Edmund or William Sturton, Gaude virgo mater cristi

Openings: d6-d8 (ff. 22v-25r)

Voices: [Triplex], [Primus Medius], [Secundus Medius], Contratenor, Tenor, Bassus 

Compass: 15 notes

Cantus firmus: Alma redemptoris mater: antiphon to Magnificat at Vespers of the BVM, Purification to Lent, and from Corpus Christi (octave) to Advent; also processional antiphon.

Text: see Texts

Editions: Musica Britannica 10, 81–9;  Antico RCM56 (as William Stourton)


Recording: 2012b