Ursula speciosa

Normalized: Ursula speciosa
Melody: Ursula speciosa

Codicology

Source: CZ-VB 42 156v–157r

State of preservation

Physical integrity of record: Complete
Extent of text: Complete
Extent of musical notation: One stanza notated
Corrections: No

Text

1.
<V.> Ursula  speciosa
florida florum rosa
gemma prefulgida

V. speculum virginale
liliorum crinale
stella prelucida.

R° Coreis  angelorum
ad gaudia polorum
undena milia 

R°  duxisti comitivam
sectantem vitam vivam
calcantes vilia.

2.
V. O turba copiosa
legio gloriosa
fallanx angelica

V. tres superasti
carnium bel devastasti
in manu bellica.

R° Sagitta cruentata
in te virgo vibrata
que corde mergitur.

R° Premium triumphale
signum victoriale
tibi ascribitur.

3.
V. Primipella regine 
vexilifera essencie
trine une

V. imperii principatum
regis virgo ducatum
dei clemencie.

R° Columbe celestine
supplent lapsum ruine
in coro eternali

R° amene filomene
tonantes carmen bene
modulo virginali.

4.
V. Notabilis adiutrix
periculorum tutrix
o dulcis Ursula

V. mestorum consolatrix
afflictorum curatrix
cum duce Cordula.

R° O sponse Ihesu Christi
in hora mortis tristi
nobis sucurrite

R° ingentes vestris turmis
cum angelorum ympnis
lete occurrite.

Use

Rubric: de Sancta Ursula
Cantus genre: Cn
Cantus feast: Ursulae
Comments to function: Sancta Ursula

Music notation

Type of notation: Staff notation
Style of notation: Black mensural
Rhythm: Mensural notation

Number of parts: 1

Mode: F

Ambitus: d–g'
Form: AAB
Number of strophes: 4


Author of this item: Jan Ciglbauer, Adéla Ebersonová