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Guillaume Dufay: O sancte Sebastiane (c.1423)

This isometric motet for four voices by Guillaume Dufay was dedicated to the victims of the bubonic plagues that began in the middle of the 14th Century and sporadically recurred throughout the 15th century. He was a prolific composer in great demand who travelled widely across Western Europe, and, therefore, it is unclear if this musical work was referencing the outbreak of plague in Bologna, Florence or his hometown of Cambrai. Nevertheless, the style is suggestive of his early period of music making circa 1420-1430. Saint Sebastian, from whom the composer seeks divine intervention, was a Roman martyr (and incidentally the patron saint of Cambrai), and a mystical figure who was broadly regarded as the intercessor who could rescue humanity from the ravages of the Black Plague. The musical structure is derived from the French Ars Nova and Ars Subtilior ballades, virelais and motets of the previous century. Certain elements such as differing texts in each vocal part, the hocketed passages, the long melismatic lines on single vowels harken back to Machaut's generation in the mid-14th Century. I used a MIDI file compiled by N. Nakamura on his website Atrium Maucamedi. I used the Kevin voice bank with Spanish language settings in the Synthesizer V program. Since the fourth vocal part (designated "Tenor" in the original score) has no text, I applied the words from the Countertenor part just above it since there are many rhythmic similarities between the two voices. ++++++++++ TEXT: Triplum / Cantus I O sancte Sebastiane, Semper, vespere et mane, Horis cunctis et momentis Dum adhuc sum sanae mentis, Me protege et conserva Et a me, martyr, enerva Infirmitatem noxiam Vocatam epidemiam. Tu de peste hujusmodi Me defende et custodi Et omnes amicos meos, Qui nos confitemur reos Deo et sanctae Mariae Et tibi, o martyr pie. Tu Mediolanus civis Hanc pestilentiam, si vis, Potes facere cessare Et ad Deum impetrare, Quia a multis est scitum, Quod de hoc habes meritum. Zoe mutam tu sanasti Et sanatam restaurasti Nicostrato ejus viro, Hoc faciens modo miro. In agone consolabas Martyres et promittebas Eis sempiternam vitam Et martyribus debitam. Amen Motetus / Cantus II O martyr Sebastiane, Tu semper nobiscum mane Atque per tua merita Nos, qui sumus in hac vita, Custodi, sana et rege Et a peste nos protege Praesentans nos trinitati Et virgini sanctae matri. Et sic vitam finiamus, Quod mercedem habeamus Et martyrum consortium Et Deum videre pium. Contratenor O quam mira refulsit gratia Sebastianus, martyr inclytus, Qui militis portans insignia, Sed de fratum palma sollicitus Confortavit corda pallentia Verba sibi collato caelitus. TRANSLATION: Triplum / Cantus I O Saint Sebastian, always, in the morning and at night, at all hours and moments while I am still of sound mind, protect me and preserve me, and remove from me, O martyr, The harmful sickness that is the epidemic. From a plague of this sort defend me and guard me and all my friends, who confess ourselves as sinners before God and holy Virgin Mary and you, O faithful martyr. You, a citizen of Milan, if you will it, can make this pestilence cease and beseech God, because it is known to many that you have merit in this matter. You healed Zoe the mute And restored her to her husband Nicostratus, doing so in a miraculous manner. In their agony you comforted the martyrs and promised them eternal life and all that is due to martyrs. Amen Motetus / Cantus II O martyr Sebastian, you always remain with us and by your merits guard, heal, and rule over us who live this life, and from plague protect us Present us to the Trinity and to the virgin mother Mary. so may we finish our life, and be rewarded with the companionship of martyrs And witness our holy God. Contratenor (and perhaps Tenor) O how wondrously illuminates his grace. St. Sebastian, illustrious martyr, who bearing a soldier’s insignia, but caring for the victory of his brothers, strengthened the faint hearted with words from heaven. Description of the photos: 1. "O sancte Sebastiane," Guillaume Dufay, Bibl. della Musica di Bologna Q.15 2. St. Sebastian pierced by arrows, Andrea Mantegna, c1457 3. The Lamentation on Christ’s death, Niccolo dell' Arca, Bologna, c1460 4. Plague patient surrounded by attendants, Venice, c1490 5. Franciscan monks treating leprosy patients (often referenced as plague patients), Jacopo Oddi, c1474 6. A latter day depiction of the 1348 Black Plague in Florence, Luigi Sabatelli, 1801 7. Contemporary illustration of the Black Plague in Tournai, France, c1353 8. St. Sebastian interceding before Plague victims, Josse Lieferinxe, c1470 9. Madonna of the Church, Jan van Eyck, c1438