![]() ![]() ![]() Therefore, it fills a lacuna in his repertoire. (6) Victoria did not compose a 4-voice A VE M ARIA, except for this one. (5) The composer says “J ESUS C HRISTUS” instead of “Jesus,” which reminds me of what was done to the Holy Name in Victoria’s “O Magnum Mysterium.” As a Roman Catholic priest, Victoria loved to use the plainsong melodies in his polyphonic compositions. In fact, if you carefully examine the Gregorian melody-such as the phrase “Sancta Maria”-you’ll see that many melodies are based on the plainsong. (4) The incipit at the beginning is certainly something Victoria would have done, and comes directly from the Gregorian version. (3) The 3/4 section toward the end is reminiscent of pieces by Victoria and other composers of that time, such as Jacobus Handl-Gallus. (2) The Tenor and Bass lines in measures 14-16 remind me of a section in Victoria’s “Domine non sum dignus.” I’m not so sure Victoria-toward the very end of his life-could not have written this piece. ![]()
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