This facsimile of an original by Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers is part of our French Classical Music from 1650 to 1800 collection.

Voice sheet music: Motets for solo voice with continuo bass of Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers.

Edition: Paris, l'Auteur, 1689.

Voice sheet music: The version rewritten by Clérambault in 1733 has been added. Music at Saint-Cyr and Nivers' ornamentation are described in the preface.All the motets are for 1 soprano and continuo , with the exception of the 3 élévations for two sopranos and continuo. In the motets with choir, the latter is of unisson sopranos.

Preface by:
Philippe Lescat: The motets in the services at Saint-Cyr.
Jean Saint-Arroman: Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers' ornamentation.

Voice sheet music in facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France).

The French Classical Music from 1650 to 1800 collection is supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman.

Liste des titres

1. Annexe : fac-similé des motets de Nivers réédité, avec modifications, par Clérambault
2. Observations de Nivers sur l'exécution et l'emploi des motets
3. Chant à voix seule : Veni Creator - Veni fancte - 1.Elevation, o falutaris - 2.Elevation, o frumentum - 1.Magnificat - 2.Magnificat - Litanie de la fainte Vierge
4. Motets du faint Sacrement : Defcendit de coelis - Omnes fitientes - Cognofce - Obfecro te Domine - O magnum myfterium - Mane nobifcum - Mifericordias - Occifus eft - Habemus Pontificem - O quam fuavis eft - Alta profunditas - Deitas - O pia Deitas - O fons vitae - O Sacramentum - Adoro te - Domine Jefu Chrifte
5. Motets de la fainte Vierge : Veni in hortum - Ego ex ore - O admirabile commercium - Rubum - O cor admirabile - Una eft columba - Gloriofa Obaudite me - Surge propera - O intemerata