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Contents

Editions and Catalogues

Abbrev. Title Years Editors Publisher Notes
P Thomae Ludovici Victoria abulensis: Opera omnia 1902–13 Felipe Pedrell Breitkopf und Härtel In 8 volumes

Publications

Title Location Year RISM Notes
Motecta, que partim 4, 5, 6, 8vv concinuntur Venice 1572 V1421 33 motets and antiphons, reprinted and enlarged in 1583b
Liber primus qui missas, psalmos, Magnificat … [4, 5, 6, 8vv] Venice 1576 V1427 5 masses subsequently reprinted in 1583a; 1 psalm in 1581a; 6 Magnificats & 3 antiphons in 1581b
Hymni totius anni … 4vv, … cum 4 Psalmis … 8vv modulantur Rome 1581a V1428 32 hymns, 4vv; 4 psalms, 8vv
Cantica B. Virginis vulgo Magnificat 4 vv … cum 4 antiphonis … 5, 8vv concinuntur Rome 1581b V1430 16 Magnificat settings, 4vv including 6 first pub. in 1576; 4 antiphons each for 5, 8vv
Missarum libri duo quae partim 4, 5, 6vv concinuntur vocibus Rome 1583a V1431 reprints all 5 masses from 1576 with 4 additional works
Motecta, que partim, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12vv concinuntur: … Noviter sunt impressa. Rome 1583b V1422 reprints all 33 works from 1572 with 20 additional works
Officium hebdomadae sanctae [4, 5, 6vv] Rome 1585a V1432 37 works for Holy Week
Motecta festorum totius anni … 4, 5, 6, 8vv concinuntur Rome 1585b V1433 37 works; 9 new by Victoria, also 3 motets by Guerrero and Soriano
Motecta, que partim 4, 5, 6, 8, 12vv concinuntur … Milan 1589a V1423 reprint of 53 works in 1583b
Cantiones sacrae … musici suavissimi 4, 5, 6, 8, 12vv nunquam ante hac in Germania excusae Dillingen 1589b V1424 reprint of 53 works in 1583b
Missae 4, 5, 6, 8vv concinendae …, liber secundus Rome 1592 V1434 6 new masses and reprint of requiem 4vv plus 2 antiphons
Missae, Magnificat, motecta, psalmi, & alia quam plurima, que partim 8, 9, 12vv concinuntur, haec omnia sunt in hoc libro ad pulsandum in organis Madrid 1600a V1435 24 works for two or three choirs with organ [also some small works 4vv without org]
Hymni totius anni … 4vv Venice 1600b V1429 reprint of only the 32 hymns from 1581a
Motecta, que partim 4, 5, 6, 8, 12vv, in omnibus solemnitatibus … Venice 1603 V1425 reprint of 53 works in 1583b
Motecta, que partim 4, 5, 6, 8, 12vv, in omnibus solemnitatibus … Venice 1604 V1426 reprint of 53 works in 1583b
Officium defunctorum 6vv in obitu et obequiis sacrae Imperatricis … Madrid 1605 V1436 missa pro defunctis, motet, libera me 6vv, lesson 4vv

Victoria republished many of his compositions, and at his decease left behind very few works unpublished. See here for a tabular breakdown of the extent of republication of works between these sixteen publications.

Antiphons

Title Voices First publication Editions
P vii
Alma Redemptoris mater
2nd part. Tu quae genuisti
5 1572 068
Alma Redemptoris mater
2nd part. Tu quae genuisti
8, org 1581b 073
Asperges me
2p. Secundum magnam – 3p. Sicut erat
4 1592 131
Ave Regina caelorum
2nd part. Gaude gloriosa
5 1572 081
Ave Regina caelorum
2nd part. Gaude gloriosa
8, org 1581b 085
Regina caeli laetare
2nd part. Resurrexit sicut dixit
5 1572 091
Regina caeli laetare
2nd part. Resurrexit sicut dixit
8, org 1576 094
Salve Regina I
1p. Vita dulcedo – 2p. Ad te suspiramus – 3p. Et Jesum – 4p. O pia
5 1576 104
Salve Regina II
2nd part. Et Jesum
5 1583b 108
Salve Regina
2p. Ad te suspiramus – 3p. Et Jesum – 4p. O clemens
6 1572 112
Salve Regina – 2p. Vita dulcedo – 3p. Ad te clamamus – 4p. Ad te suspiramus –
5p. Eia ergo – 6p. Et Jesum – 7p. O clemens
8, org 1576 120
Vidi aquam
2p. Quoniam in saeculum – 3p. Sicut erat
4 1592 133

Canticles

Benedictus Dominus (even verses), 4vv, 1585a, P v, 143
Nunc dimittis (even verses = Quia viderunt oculi, Sicut erat), 4vv, 1600a, P iii, 107
Nunc dimittis (even verses), 5vv, Mappe Victoria I

Hymns

First published in Hymni totius anni (1581a) unless otherwise listed.

Title Liturgical use Voices Editions
P v
Conditor alme siderum De Adventu Domini 4 01
Christe redemptor omnium I – Tu lumen De Nativitate Domini 4 04
Salvete flores martyrum De Innocentibus 4 09
Hostis Herodes impie De Epiphania 4 11
Lucis creator optime In Dominicis per annum 4 14
Ad preces nostras Dominica in Quadragesima 4 17
Vexilla regis prodeunt (roman mode) Dominica in Passione 4 22
Ad caenam agni providi In Octava Paschae usque ad Ascensionem 4 27
Jesu nostra redemptio In Ascensione Domini. 4 31
Veni creator spiritus In Pentecoste 4 34
O lux beata Trinitas In festo Sanctissimae Trinitatis 4 38
Pange lingua gloriosi (roman mode) In festo Corporis Christi 4 39
Quodcumque vinclis [= Petrus Beatus] In Cathedra Sancti Petri 4 43
Decus egregie Paule In Conversione et Commem. Sancti Pauli 4 45
Ave maris stella (even verses) [in 1576] De Beata Virgine 4 47
Ut queant laxis In festo S. Joannis Baptistae 4 50
Aurea luce et decore De Sancto Petro 4 54
Lauda mater Ecclesia De Sancta Maria Magdalena 4 57
Petrus beatus catenarum [= Quodcumque vinclis] In festo Sancti Petri ad vincula 4 60
Quicumque Christum queritis In Transfiguratione Domini 4 62
Tibi Christe splendor patris De Sancto Michaele 4 64
Christe redemptor omnium II – Beata quoque In festo Omnium Sanctorum 4 67
Exultet caelum laudibus In natali Apostolorum 4 70
Tristes erant apostoli In natali Apostolorum (Tempore Paschali) 4 74
Deus tuorum militum De uno Martyre 4 76
Sanctorum meritis De pluribus Martyribus 4 79
Rex gloriose martyrum Pro Martyribus (Tempore Paschali) 4 84
Iste confessor In festo Confessorum 4 85
Jesu corona virginum De Virginibus 4 88
Huius obtentu Deus Pro Martyre tantum, et pro nec Virgine nec Martyre 4 90
Urbs beata Jerusalem In Dedicatione Ecclesiae 4 92
Pange lingua gloriosi (spanish mode) De Corpore Christi 4 95
Tantum ergo sacramentum (see Motets; in 1583b) Feria quina in Coena Domini, ad laudes 5
Vexilla regis prodeunt (even verses, spanish mode) [in 1585a] In festis Beatae Mariae Virginis 4 A195
Ave maris stella (odd verses) [in 1600a?] 4 A100
Te Deum laudamus [in 1600a] 4 A104
Te lucis ante terminum [even verse, Procul recedant omnia, Mappe Victoria I] 4

Lamentations

Feria Lamentation Voicing Set I, 1585a
P v
Set II, Capella Sistina MS 186
P viii
V 1. Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae… Quomodo sedet sola civitas a 4, 5 122 14
2. Vau. Et egressus est a 4, 5 126 18
3. Jod. Manum suam a 5, 6 130 23
VI 1. Heth. Cogitavit Dominus a 4, 5 151 28
2. Lamed. Matribus suis dixerunt a 4, 5 153 32
3. Aleph. Ego vir videns paupertatem meam a 5, 6 157 36
SS 1. Heth. Misericordiae Domini a 4, 6 175 41
2. Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est aurum a 4, 5 178 46
3. Incipit oratio Jeremiae prophetae. Recordare a 6, 8 181 50

Lesson

Taedet animam meam, 4vv (1605) P vi, 148

Litany

Litaniae de beata virgine, 8vv, org (1583b) P vii, 151

Magnificats

# Tones Voices Type First publication Editions
P iii
01 1Primi toni 4 odd verses 1576 01
02 1Primi toni 4, 5, 6 even verses 1576 06
03 2Secundi toni 4 odd verses 1581a 11
04 2Secundi toni 4, 6 even verses 1581a 16
05 3Tertii toni 4, 5 odd verses 1581a 22
06 3Tertii toni 4, 5, 6 even verses 1581a 27
07 4Quarti toni 4 odd verses 1576 32
08 4Quarti toni 4, 5 even verses 1576 37
09 5Quinti toni 4, 5 odd verses 1581a 42
10 5Quinti toni 4, 6 even verses 1581a 47
11 6Sexti toni 4, 5 odd verses 1581a 52
12 6Sexti toni 4, 5 even verses 1581a 57
13 7Septimi toni 4, 5 odd verses 1581a 61
14 7Septimi toni 4, 5 even verses 1581a 66
15 8Octavi toni 4, 6 odd verses 1576 71
16 8Octavi toni 4, 6 even verses 1576 76
17 1Primi toni 8, org all verses 1600 81
18 6Sexti toni 12, org all verses 1600 95

Masses

# Sobriquet Voices Type, Source First publication Editions
01 Ave maris stella 4 Paraphrase of Gregorian hymn 1576 P ii, 001
02 Simile est regnum coelorum 4 Parody on Guerrero’s 1570 motet 1576 P ii, 021
03 De Beata Maria 5 Paraphrase of Gregorian antiphon 1576 P ii, 093
04 Gaudeamus 6 Parody on Morales’ 1538 motet Jubilate Deo 1576 P iv, 01
05 Dum complerentur 6 Parody on own 1572 motet 1576 P iv, 29
06 Quam pulchri sunt 4 Parody on own 1572 motet 1583a P ii, 038
07 O quam gloriosum 4 Parody on own 1572 motet 1583a P ii, 056
08 Surge propera 5 Parody on Palestrina’s 1563 motet 1583a P ii, 119
09 Pro defunctis 4 Paraphrase of Gregorian mass for the dead 1583a P vi, 102
10 O magnum mysterium 4 Parody on own 1572 motet 1592 P ii, 069
11 Quarti toni 4 Parody on own 1572 motet Senex puerum portabat 1592 P ii, 081
12 Trahe me post te 5 Parody on own 1583 motet 1592 P ii, 145
13 Ascendens Christus in altum 5 Parody on own 1572 motet 1592 P ii, 162
14 Vidi speciosam 6 Parody on own 1572 motet 1592 P iv, 56
15 Salve 8, org Parody on own 1576 antiphon 1592 P iv, 72
16 Alma Redemptoris mater 8, org Parody on own 1581 antiphon 1600a P iv, 99
17 Ave Regina 8, org Parody on own 1581 antiphon 1600a P vi, 001
18 Pro victoria 9, org Parody on Janequin’s 1528 chanson La Guerre 1600a P vi, 026
19 Laetatus sum 12, org Parody on own 1583 psalm 1600a P vi, 059
20 Officium defunctorum 6 Paraphrase of Gregorian mass for the dead 1605 P vi, 124

Motets

Title Voices First publication Editions
O quam gloriosum 4 1572 P i, 01
Doctor bonus 4 1572 P i, 03
Quam pulchri sunt 4 1572 P i, 06
O decus apostolicum 4 1572 P i, 09
O magnum mysterium 4 1572 P i, 11
Magi viderunt stellam 4 1572 P i, 14
Senex puerum portabat 4 1572 P i, 17
Sancta Maria, succurre miseris 4 1572 P i, 19
Ne timeas Maria 4 1572 P i, 22
Pueri Hebraeorum 4 1572 P v, 111
Vere languores nostros 4 1572 P i, 24
O vos omnes 4 1572 P i, 27
Duo seraphim
2nd part. Tres sunt
4 1583b P i, 36
O sacrum convivium
2nd part. Mens impletur gratia
4 1572 P i, 34
Domine non sum dignus
2nd part. Miserere mei
4 1583b P i, 39
O regem caeli
2nd part. Natus est nobis
4 1572 P i, 29
Ascendens Christus in altum
2nd part. Ascendit Deus in jubilatione
5 1572 P i, 53
Dum complerentur
2nd part. Dum ergo essent
5 1572 P i, 59
O lux et decus 5 1583b P i, 85
Gaude Maria virgo 5 1572 P i, 82
Ecce Dominus veniet
2nd part. Ecce, ecce apparebit
5 1572 P i, 67
Cum beatus Ignatius
2nd part. Ignis, crux, bestiae confractio ossium
5 1572 P i, 72
Descendit angelus Domini
2nd part. Ne timeas
5 1572 P i, 77
Tantum ergo sacramentum 5 1583b P v, 149
Quem vidistis pastores
2nd part. Dicite, quidnam vidistis?
6 1572 P i, 90
Nigra sum sed formosa 6 1576 P i, A136
Ardens est cor meum 6 1576 P i, A133
Surrexit pastor bonus 6 1572 P i, A126
Congratulamini mihi 6 1572 P i, A129
Vidi speciosam
2nd part. Quae est ista
6 1572 P i, A111
O Domine Jesu Christe 6 1576 P v, 119
Trahe me post te 6 1583b P i, A140
Benedicta sit 6 1572 P i, A118
O sacrum convivium 6 1572 P i, A122
Tu es Petrus
2nd part. Quodcumque ligaveris
6 1572 P i, A105
Vadam et circuibo civitatem
2nd part. Qualis est dilectus tuus
6 1572 P i, 97
Ave Maria 8, org 1572 P i, A146
Resplenduit facies ejus 5 1585b P i, 88
Estote fortes in bello 4 1585b P i, 41
Iste sanctus 4 1585b P i, 43
Gaudent in caelis 4 1585b P i, 44
Ecce sacerdos magnus 4 1585b P i, 46
Hic vir despiciens mundum 4 1585b P i, 48
Veni sponsa Christi 4 1585b P i, 50
O quam metuendus est 4 1585b P i, 51
O Ildephonse 8, org 1600a P i, A153
Versa est in luctum 6 1605 P vi, 141

Passions

Passio secundum Matthaeum, 4vv (1585a) P v, 113
Passio secundum Joannem, 4vv (1585a) P v, 170

Psalms

Title Psalm Voices First publication/
Sources
Editions
Nisi Dominus 126 8, org 1576 P vii, 43
Super flumina Babylonis 136 8, org 1576 P vii, 53
Dixit Dominus 109 8, org 1581a P vii, 01
Laudate pueri Dominum 112 8, org 1581a P vii, 11
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 116 8, org 1581a P vii, 20
Laetatus sum 121 12, org 1583b P vii, 27
Ecce nunc benedicite 135 8, org 1600a P vii, 63
Dixit Dominus primi toni (odd verses) 109 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Confitebor tibi Domine quarti toni (odd verses) 110 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Beatus vir octavi toni (even verses) 111 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Laudate pueri Dominum sexti toni (even verses) 112 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes tertii toni (even verses) 116 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Lauda Jerusalem septimi toni (odd verses) 147 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Confitebor tibi Domine quarti toni (even verses) 110 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Beatus vir octavi toni (odd verses) 111 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Nisi Dominus sexti toni (odd verses) 126 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130
Credidi sexti toni (odd verses) 115 4 I-Rbn (VE2) MS 130

Falsobordoni

Dixit Dominus: Primi toni, 4vv, Mappe Victoria I; Septimi toni, 4vv, Mappe Victoria I (copies in D-Mbs and D-Rp)
Domine ad adjuvandum, 4vv, D-Mbs Mus. MS 89; P viii, 1
Laudate pueri: Septimi toni, 4vv, Mappe Victoria I
Miserere mei Deus, 4 (or 8)vv (1585a) P v, 147
Untexted: Primi et sexti toni; Quarti toni; Sexti toni; Septimi toni; Octavi toni; all 5vv, in D-Mbs Mus. MS 89

Responsories

Pro Triduo Sacro in nocturno II et III (1585a)
Feria Nocturno Title Voices Editions
P v
V II Amicus meus 4, 2 135
Judas mercator pessimus 4, 3 136
Unus ex discipulis meis 4, 3 138
III Eram quasi agnus 4, 3 139
Una hora 4, 3 140
Seniores populi 4, 3 142
VI II Tamquam ad latronem 4, 3 160
Tenebrae factae sunt 4, 3 161
Animam meam dilectam 4, 3 163
III Tradiderunt me 4, 3 165
Jesum tradidit impius 4, 3 167
Caligaverunt oculi mei 4, 3 168
SS II Recessit pastor noster 4, 3 188
O vos omnes 4, 3 189
Ecce quomodo moritur justus 4, 3 190
III Astiterunt reges terrae 4, 3 192
Aestimatus sum 4, 3 193
Sepulto Domino 4, 3 194
Credo quod Redemptor meus vivit, 5vv (1592) P vi, 122
In manus tuas, 5vv, Mappe Victoria I
Peccantem me quotidie, 4vv (1592) P vi, 121
Popule meus, Improperia, 4vv (1585a) P v, 174

Sequences

Title Voices First publication Editions
P vii
Lauda Sion salvatorem 8vv, org 1585b 135
Victimae Paschali 8vv, org 1600a 147
Veni Sancte Spiritus 8vv, org 1600a 141

Doubtful and misattributed works

Ave Maria, 4vv; P viii, 4
Ave verum corpus, 5vv
Beata es Virgo Maria, 6vv
Beati immaculati, 4vv
Benedicam Dominum, 4vv; P viii, 2
Date ei de fructu, 4vv
Domine in virtute tua, 8vv
Ego sum panis vivus, 4vv
Jesu dulcis memoria, 4vv; P viii, 1
O doctor optime, 4vv
Vidi speciosam, 8vv