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Agnus Dei I
Soprano
Tenor I
Tenor II
Bass
gnus
i, a
12
De
gnus De
i,
De
i,
gnus
i,
i,
De
i,
i,
a - gnus
De
i,
De
gnus De
a - gnus
i,
De
gnus De
i,
a - gnus De
gnus
i,
De
De
De
De
A -
a - gnus
gnus De
i,
gnus
a - gnus
i,
a - gnus
- i, a -gnus De
De
a
gnus
- gnus
i,
De
De
gnus De
gnus
i,
gnus
Alto
gnus
18
De
i, qui tol
- i,
i,
24
tol - lis
i,
ta
di,
qui
tol
i,
mun
tol
lis pec - ca - ta
di,
qui
lis pec - ca - ta
qui
qui
tol
mun - di,
qui
pec - ca - ta
lis pec - ca
tol - lis
pec -
mun - di,
qui tol - lis
pec - ca - ta
mun
qui
mun
pec - ca - ta mun
di,
30
tol - lis
ca - ta
di,
qui tol
qui
tol
mun
tol - lis
di,
qui
lis
pec - ca - ta
tol
mun
qui
lis pec - ca - ta
mun - di,
lis
tol
di,
pec - ca - ta
di,
mi - se
lis
mun
di,
pec - ca - ta
mi - se - re - re
mun
qui
mun
di,
pec - ca - ta mun - di,
pec - ca - ta mun
mun
pec - ca - ta
di,
mi - se - re - re
di,
no
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re - re no
no
bis, mi - se
bis,
no
re - re no
bis,
no
bis,
mi - se - re - re
no
no
bis,
bis, mi - se
re
re
no
se - re - re
bis.
bis,
mi - se - re - re no - bis,
mi - se - re - re no
mi - se-re - re no
bis,
mi - se - re - re no
bis,
no
mi - se - re - re
no - bis, mi - se
bis,
mi
se
De
re
A - gnus
re
mi - se - re - re no
Agnus Dei II
i,
re
re
bis,
no
bis.
mi - se - re - re no
qui
no
tol
- lis
pec - ca
bis.
ta
no -
mi
bis,
mi - se - re - re no
bis,
no
bis, mi - se - re - re
mi - se - re - re
42
bis,
no
no
mi - se - re - re
mi - se - re - re
mi - se - re - re
bis,
bis.
bis.
bis.
mun - di,
SI
SII
TI
TII
gnus
De
De
A - gnus
gnus
De
gnus
De
i,
i,
gnus
De
gnus
De
De
-
a - gnus
De
gnus
De
De
gnus De - i,
gnus
a - gnus
gnus De -
De
i,
De
i,
i,
A - gnus
i,
i,
i,
i,
a-
i,
13
i,
gnus
De
- i,
i,
- gnus De
- gnus De
- gnus De
gnus
i,
pec - ca - ta
i,
qui
i,
a - gnus De
i,
i,
a - gnus
gnus
De
gnus
i,
ta
di,
a - gnus De -
i,
qui
i,
a - gnus De -
pec - ca - ta mun
pec - ca - ta mun -
pec - ca
di,
tol - lis
De
qui
tol - lis
mun
De
De - i,
i, qui
tol - lis
De
qui
gnus
i,
i,
18
gnus De - i,
gnus De
qui
24
mun
tol - lis
- di,
i,
pec - ca - ta mun
qui
pec - ca - ta
tol - lis
ta
mun
pec - ca
qui tol
di,
qui
tol - lis
mun - di,
tol - lis
mun
di,
di, qui
tol
pec
pec - ca - ta
di,
do
do
mun
di,
na no - bis
di,
di,
tol - lis
pec -
ca
qui
pec -
di,
lis
tol - lis
mun
pec - ca
qui
pec - ca - ta
ta mun
lis
ca - ta
mun - di,
ca - ta
mun
qui
ta,
ca - ta
ca - ta mun
di, pec
- ta mun
pec - ca
pec
qui
tol - lis
tol - lis
qui
di,
30
di,
na no - bis
do
pa
pa -
ta
mun
na no - bis
cem,
do -
35
cem,
- di,
pa -
cem,
do - na no
do - na no - bis
bis
pa - cem,
pa - cem, do - na no - bis
do - na no - bis
pa
cem,
- na no - bis
pa
cem,
do - na no - bis pa
cem,
do - na no - bis
pa
pa
cem,
do - na
do - na no - bis
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do
bis,
na
do - na
cem,
do
na
no - bis pa
do
pa
na no - bis
no - bis
no
do
pa
na
do
na
cem,
pa
pa
no - bis pa
cem,
do - na no -
na
no - bis
pa -
do
cem,
na
cem,
do - na
no
cem,
bis pa -
cem,
bis
do - na
pa
no
do
bis,
bis pa
cem,
cem,
no - bis,
no
pa
do - na
no - bis
pa
cem,
no
bis
do
pa
na
46
cem,
do
no
na
no - bis
cem,
pa
bis
cem, pa
do
no
do
do - na
cem,
bis
pa
no
na no - bis
pa
cem.
pa
na
cem.
bis
cem.
pa - cem.
cem, pa
cem.
cem.
Source:
Handwritten choir book 1600-1610
MSS musicali 151; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Vittoria Emanuele II, Rome
The final 6 part Agnus appear twice, the second copied out in a seperate hand, presumably
because of the numerous marks/smudges and confusing geography of the original. The music
is identical.
Edition notes:
Transcribed and edited by Francis Bevan, March 2012
Note values halved throughout.
Transposed down a tone giving more comfortable ranges for modern mixed choirs.
Accidentals above noteheads are editorial, all others present in source.
Brackets above notes denote original ligatures.
The underlay is mostly clear in the source.
Chant Agnus II added (Mass XVIII from the Liber Usualis). This is not meant to be authentic
but gives an alternative to repeating Agnus Dei I.
Agnus Dei III
Soprano II, Bar 28-9 reads
in source.