This collection of Latin motets, one each for eleven major festivals of the church year, was first published in Paris in 1554 by Nicolas du Chemin. These pieces, by Certon, Gardane, Gombert, Goudimel (who helped du Chemin edit the set), Maillard, and Villefond, present an overview of sacred music in the French capital during the reign of Henry II.

Contents

Homo quidam (In die festo Corporis Christi), Pierre Certon

Ecce ego Johannes (In die festo Omnium Sanctorum), Pierre Certon

Suscipiens Jesum (In die festo Purificatione Beatae Mariae), Antoine Gardane

Surge Petre (De Sancto Petro), Nicolas Gombert

Gabriel angelus (In die festo Sancto Johannis baptistae), Claude Goudimel

Ista est speciosa (De Beata Maria), Claude Goudimel

Hodie nobis (In die festo Nativitatis Domini), Claude Goudimel

Videntes stellam (In die Epiphaniae Domini), Claude Goudimel

Victimae paschali laudes (In die Paschae), Jean Maillard

Ascendo ad patrem (In die Ascensionis), Jean Maillard

Si quis diligit me (In die Pentecostes), Ville Font ( = Villefond)

Reviews

John Milsom, Music & Letters, July 1985; Allen B. Skei, Notes, June 1985