The forty-three motets in this volume are the counterparts of those in CM 17 and CM 18 for the period 1580–94. The few texts that are not explicitly religious are moralizing. This is undoubtedly owing to the Counter-Reformation fervor that pervaded the court of Wilhelm V, who succeeded to the Bavarian dukedom on his father's death in 1579. The piety of the court as well as the Tridentine liturgical reforms that began during these years account for the ten Marian antiphons included in this volume. The last of these, a seven-voice "Regina caeli laetare," is one of Lasso's very last compositions. The composer's inspiration and technique are unflagging in these products of his later years. They range in size from single-page training pieces for choir boys to extended supplications addressed to Jesus or Mary. This volume includes Lasso's only known motet in falsobordone style (a setting of the "Salve Regina") and two motets ascribed to Lasso but previously unknown. Though the ascription may be questionable, they are included here to facilitate further study.

Contents

1. Ave Regina caelorum (1), a 6

2. Ave Maria, gratia plena, a 5

3. Illumina oculos meos, a 4

4. Ave Regina caelorum (2), a 4

5. Salve Regina, mater misericordiae (1), a 6

6. Alma Redemptoris Mater, a 6

7. Osculetur me osculo, a 8

8. O bone Jesu, a 4

9. Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi, a 9

10. Exaltabo te, Domine, a 4

11. Levabo oculos meos, a 4

12. Domine, vivifica me, a 4

13. In te speravi, Domine, a 4

14. Qui tribulant me, a 4

15. Meditabor in mandatis tuis, a 4

16. Immittet Angelus Domini, a 4

17. Diliges proximum tuum, a 4

18. Quid facies facies, a 4

19. Dilige solitudinem, a 5

20. Veni, Domine, et noli tardare, a 5

21. Confirma hoc, Deus, a 6

22. Salve Regina, mater misericordiae (2), a 8

23. Dixi ergo in corde meo, a 5

24. Mors tua, mors Christi, a 5

25. Domine Deus fortissime, a 5

26. Sancta Maria, omnes Sancti Dei, a 5

27. Quocumque loco fuero, a 5

28. Domine Jesu Christe, pastor bone, a 5

29. Salve Regina, mater misericordiae (3), a 6

30. Salve Regina misericordiae (1), a 4

31. Salve Regina misericordiae (2), a 4

32. Adoramus te Christe (1), a 4

33. Adoramus te Christe (2), a 3

34. Adoramus te Christe (3), a 3

35. Tibi laus, tibi gloria, a 4

36. Venite, filii, audite me, a 5

37. Retribuet tibi Dominus, a 5

38. Tu es pastor ovium, a 5

39. Benedic, Domine, domum istam, a 8

40. Da pacem, Domine, a 5

41. Omnes de Saba venient, a 8

42. Regina caeli laetare (1), a 6

43. Regina caeli laetare (2), a 7