Motets by Emperor Ferdinand III and and other musicians from the Habsburg court, 1637-1657

Abbreviations and Sigla . . vi
Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . ix
  Ferdinand Ill's Patronage of Music and the Thirty Years' War . . ix
  The Imperial Musical Establishment . . x
  The Composers and Works in This Edition . . xi
  Notes on Performance . . xviii
  Notes . . xx
Texts and Translations . . xxv
Plates . . xxxv

Motets and Hymns by Emperor Ferdinand III
1. Miserere (3 Sopranos, 3 Altos, 3 Tenors, 3 Basses, Basso continue) . . 3
2. Popule meus (AT, Basso continue) . . 19
3. Ave maris stella (Violin, Tenor Viol, SA, Basso continue) . . 26
4. Jesu corona Virginum (4 Viols, S, Basso continue) . . 35
5. Iste Confessor (3 Violins, TB, Basso continue) . . 46
6. Jesu Redemptor omnium (3 Recorders, 3 Trumpets, SATB, Basso continuo) . . 53
7. Deus, tuorum nulitum (Cornetto, Bassoon, SB, Basso continue) . . 66
8. Crudelis Herodes (5 Viols, SATB, Basso continue) . . 76
9. Egregie Doctor Paule (2 Violins, Bass Viol, AT, Basso continue) . . 93
10. Humanae salutis sator (2 Violins, 2 Cornetti, 4 Trombones, Bassoon, SATB, Basso continue) . . 100
11. Veni Creator Spiritus (3 Viols, SSATTB, Basso continue) . . 114
12. Pange lingua (5 Viols, SATB, Basso continue) . . 133
13. Deus misereatur nostri (SSATTB, Basso continue) . . 146

Motets by Composers from Ferdinand's Court
14. O felix Maria, Giovanni Valentini (S solo, SATB, Basso continuo) . . 155
15. In te, Domine, speravi, Valentini (2 Violins, B, Basso continue) . . 161
16. Exultate et cantate, Antonio Bertali (SAB, Basso continue) . . 167
17. O Domina gloriae, Giovanni Felice Sances (B, Basso continue) . . 179
18. O dulcis Virgo virginum, Sances (B, Basso continue) . . 183
19. Miserere servorum tuorum, Sances (ATB, Basso continue) . . 188
20. Excita furorem, et memento belli, Sances (SATB, Basso continuo) . . 198
21. Delectare in Domino, Wolfgang Ebner (2 Violins, B, Basso continue) . . 210
22. Canite tuba in Sion, Georg Pichelmair (2 Violins, 7 Sopranos, Basso continuo) . . 219

Critical Report . . 235
Sources . . 235
Editorial Methods . . 237
Critical Notes . . 240
Notes . . 243