Medieval chant for Swedish saints

© Ann-Marie Nilsson

Uppsala University, Sweden

St. Sigfrid’s historia: Legend and chants (variant tables)

Complementary material to a musicological edition of a liturgical office in prose for the
Swedish saint Sigfrid, presumably written in the early 13th century: variant tables of
chant melodies and versions of Sigfrid’s legend.

Remarks to variant tables contains general remarks on the notation in the sources and
the comparative tables as well as abbreviations. Sources are listed in a separate file.

Edition and complementary material was prepared by Ann-Marie Nilsson during a
research project (2006-2008) ”Medieval chant for Swedish saints”, financed by
the Swedish Research Council.

Remarks to variant tables
Two versions of St. Sigfrid’s legend

Sources

Sources

Vespers

VA Celebremus karissimi
VE In hymnis et confessionibus

Matins

Minv Confessorum domino iubilemus
MA1 Adest preclara festivitas
MA2 Is namque regis mildredi consilio
MA3 Audito namque eius adventu
R1 Vir inclitus Sigfridus/ Igitur rex Olavus
R2 Igitur cum vir dei/ Quam vigiliis ieiuniis
R3 Instans denique/ Fidelis servus et prudens
MA4 Evoluto quoque dierum curriculo
MA5 Ibi nempe fixit tentorium
MA6 Occurrit undique plebs
R4 O caritas veneranda/ Fide plenus et merito
R5 Dilectus dei athleta / Exaudivit autem dominus
R6 Sacerdos dei Sigfridus / Mox letus vir domini
MA7 Rex igitur Suecie
MA8 Predicante itaque uiro dei
MA9 Fiunt quoque innumera
R7 Accelerat denique / Beatus igitur Sigfridus
R8 Sanctus Sigfridus cum sedens/ Unum vero
R9 Immenso salvatoris amore / Unde et mellifluam

Lauds

LA1 Sanctus quidem Sigfridus
LA2 Dolens igitur diabolus
LA3 Tres siquidem cum eo
LA4 Hos denique aggressus
LA5 Concitat continuo
LE Christi fidelis famulus

Second Vespers

WE In signis et virtutibus

Mass

Versus alleluiaticus O decus presulum
Versus alleluiaticus Sigfride, verendie pastor
Sequence Clara laude turma plaude
Sequence Confessorum flos corona