Alle Psallite Cum Luya
Alle Psallite Cum Luya is an anonymous three-part Latin motet from the late 13th or early 14th century.[1] It is recorded towards the end of the Montpellier Codex.[1] Even though the Montpellier Codex was compiled in France, it is thought that Alle Psallite is English in origin.[2] A clue to the song's English origin is embedded in the text. The text is based on the word Alleluia, which is repeated throughout in the tenor voice while the duplum and triplum voices sing lines with successively longer tropes inserted between alle and luya, as follows:
Alle psallite cum luya
Alle concrepando psallite cum luya
Alle corde voto Deo toto, psallite cum luya
Alleluya[1]
Alle is Middle English for "all," giving the song a vernacular subtext. The troped text consists of a series of enthusiastic affirmations, giving the piece a celebratory tone.
External links
- Sheet music for Alle Psallite cum Luya
- Alle psallite cum luya sung by the Lumina Vocal Ensemble
- Alle psallite cum luya performed live at A Mediæval Celebration at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, 2011
References
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