O Sanctissima (Traditional)

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SATB arrangements

  • (Posted 2023-10-30)  CPDL #76795:     
Editor: Douglas Walczak (submitted 2023-10-30).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 56 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Arranged by Bernard Hellebusch.
Published in Cantata Catholica (Bernard Hellebusch) no. 184.
  • (Posted 2023-02-04)  CPDL #72508:            Score video: Network.png (YouTube)
Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-02-04).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 32 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: J. M. Galan's SATB arr. transposed to D and slightly simplified. Choral reduction format to double as organ accompaniment.
  • (Posted 2023-02-02)  CPDL #72498:            Score video: Network.png (YouTube)
Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-02-02).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 30 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Rewriting of #01890 (Simone Olivieri's arrangement). In D.
  • (Posted 2010-08-19)  CPDL #22140:        (Sibelius 5)
Editor: Byrt Janssen (submitted 2010-08-19).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 18 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: SATB arrangement in Eb.
  • (Posted 2004-01-14)  CPDL #06493:     
Editor: Jose Miguel Galan (submitted 2004-01-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 51 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: SATB arrangement in Eb.
  • (Posted 2001-05-08)  CPDL #02594:    Network.png        
Editor: Abel Di Marco (submitted 2001-05-08).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 7.26 MB   Copyright: Religious
Edition notes: SATB arrangement in D.
  • (Posted 2000-12-13)  CPDL #01890:         
Editor: Simone Olivieri (submitted 2000-12-13).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 42 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: SATB arrangement in D.

Beethoven's and other equal voices arrangements

  • (Posted 2023-02-03)  CPDL #72506:            Score video: Network.png (YouTube) JPG JPG
Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-02-03).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 29 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Bethoven's TTB, transposed from F to Eb, with added M.M. and dynamics. Basically an improvement in the bass line.
  • (Posted 2015-01-28)  CPDL #33016:       
Editor: Angelina Figus (submitted 2014-09-24).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 43 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Arranged by Angelina Figus. For SSA
  • (Posted 2009-09-08)  CPDL #20120:       
Editor: Juliane Claudi (submitted 2009-09-08).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 46 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Beethoven WoO 157, No. 4. SSB, violine, violoncello and piano.
  • (Posted 2007-07-29)  CPDL #14587:     
Editor: Reinhold Kainhofer (submitted 2007-07-29).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 103 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Arrangement by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Unison and organ

  • (Posted 2023-02-02)  CPDL #72496:            Score video: Network.png (YouTube)
Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-02-02).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 33 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Copy of #20507 - O du fröhliche (Organo obligato) (Christoph Lahme) - but with O sanctissima lyrics. "Conceived as an alternative organ part for the last verse." In D.

Transcription of the original (1792)

  • (Posted 2023-02-03)  CPDL #72504:            Score video: Network.png (YouTube)
Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-02-03).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Original 1792 adapted for TTB with minimal changes. Transposed from F to Eb.
  • (Posted 2023-02-02)  CPDL #72500:            Score video: Network.png (YouTube)
Editor: Catuí Côrte-Real Suarez (submitted 2023-02-02).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 27 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Transcription from the first (1792) publication. In F.

General Information

Title: O Sanctissima. Outside of Sicily the tune is widely known as both SICILIAN MARINERS HYMN and O DU FRÖLICHE.
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
    2nd published: 1956 in Magnificat, coletânea de cantos litúrgicos ("Ó santíssima"), no. 98, p. 113
Description: The melody is a traditional Catholic Marian hymn from Sicily.

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at O sanctissima.