Spanish Motet

Benedicta tu in mulieribus

"Blessed are you among women"

From "Mapa Armónico Práctico" (1742)
Spanish Baroque Motet

Composed by Francisco Valls (1665-1747)

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Daniel Leavitt

Set includes:

  • Trumpet 1 in Bb
  • Trumpet 2 in Bb
  • Horn in F
  • Trombone
  • Tuba
  • Score

Score excerpt (PDF) 1

Audio sample (MP3) 1

Scorch Page 1

Cat. No. BQ904

Price $15.50

Valis was a Spanish composer. He became maestro de capilla at Mataró parish church before 1688, and acquired positions at Gerona Cathedral (1688) and S. Maria del Mar, Barcelona (1696). On December 22, 1696 he became assistant to the maestro de capillaat Barcelona Cathedral; he became maestro on February 18, 1709, and retired in 1740, His compositions include twelve Masses, twenty-two responsaries, sixteen Magnificats, twelve Psalms, two Miserere, about thirty-five motets, and about 120 villancicos