O quam magnum miraculum est

Folio: 
467r
Sequence: 
6
Feast: 
Office/Mass: 
X
Genre: 
A
Position: 
7
Cantus ID: 
a00536
Mode: 
4
Finalis: 
E
Manuscript Reading Full Text (standardized spelling): 
O quam magnum miraculum est quod in subditam femineam formam rex introivit hoc deus fecit quia humilitas super omnia ascendit et o quam magna felicitas est in ista forma quia malitia quae de femina fluxit hanc femina postea detersit et omnem suavissimum odorem virtutum aedificavit ac caelum ornavit plus quam terram prius turbavit
Manuscript Reading Full Text (MS spelling): 
O quam magnum miraculum est quod in subditam femineam formam rex introivit hoc deus fecit quia humilitas super omnia ascendit et o quam magna felicitas est in ista forma quia malicia que de femina fluxit hanc femina postea detersit et omnem suavissimum odorem virtutum edificavit ac celum ornavit plus quam terram prius turbavit
Range: 
1-a-o-4
Volpiano: 
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Indexing notes: 
This is a mode 4 antiphon as its melodic incipit goes below the final. Based on a comparison with other antiphons within Hildegard's manuscripts that include differentia, antiphons with incipits that go below the final are plagal modes, whilst those that stay above the final are authentic modes. This antiphon also appears in B-DEa 9 with a mode 4 differentia.

Melody with text


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turbavit
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