The Penguin Book of Latin Verse: With Plain Prose Translations of Each PoemFrederick Brittain |
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Page xxiv
... Sequences . The earliest Sequences were written in unrhythmical prose , divided into phrases of unequal length . During the ninth century , developments took place which are well illustrated by the ' Swan Sequence ' . After a proem ...
... Sequences . The earliest Sequences were written in unrhythmical prose , divided into phrases of unequal length . During the ninth century , developments took place which are well illustrated by the ' Swan Sequence ' . After a proem ...
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... Sequence for the Mass , being ob- viously suited to the purpose , even though in form they have nothing in common with normal Sequences . Musically , the first stanza is treated as a two - line strophe followed by a two - line anti ...
... Sequence for the Mass , being ob- viously suited to the purpose , even though in form they have nothing in common with normal Sequences . Musically , the first stanza is treated as a two - line strophe followed by a two - line anti ...
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... sequences were simple prose texts written to be sung to the jubilus , a syllable of the words to each note of the music . It soon became customary to divide the singing of the Sequence between two alternating groups of voices , the ...
... sequences were simple prose texts written to be sung to the jubilus , a syllable of the words to each note of the music . It soon became customary to divide the singing of the Sequence between two alternating groups of voices , the ...
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General Editors Foreword | xlix |
SAINT AMBROSE c 34097 at first an advocate and a civil | l |
CONRAD CELTIS 14591508 the son of a German vintner | liv |
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accentual verse Adeste fideles aetas aeterni regis Alleluia amavit cras amet amavit quique amavit amet qui nunquam atque blessed caeli century Christ crucis Cujus cuncta Cytorus death decus Deus dost Dulce dulcis earth ergo Father flowers glory gratia Haec heart heaven heavenly Heu mihi misero Hinc holy hymns illa inter ipsa ipse JACOB BALDE Jesus juventus king Latium let him love Lord loved love tomorrow Lully mater Mnestheus modo mortis mother neque never loved nihil nobis nomen nunc amet nunquam amavit quique omnes omnia omnis patris poems poets praise puellae quae quaeque Qualia quam quid quique amavit cras quod rejoice saecula Saint semper Sequence sibi sing Sirmio song soul Spirit sunt sweet tamen terra thee thine things thou didst tibi Tomorrow let tuis Tunc ulmos umbras Veni venit VINCENT BOURNE virgin virgo vita