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versus: Saluatorem Xpistum Dominum, 
infantem pannis inuolutum, 
secundum sermonem angelicum. 
versus: Adest hie paruulus cum Maria mjatre sua, 
de <fol. 9 V > qua dudum uaticinando Isayas dixerat pro¬ 
phet : 
Ecce uirgo concipie£ et pari et filium; 
et nunc euntes dicite quia natus est. 
t ropus: Alleluia, alleluia. 
Iam uere seimus Xpistum natum in terris, 
de quo canite omnes cum propheta, dicentes: 
1 a ntiphona: Puer nat us est nobis. Tsalmus: Cantate Dom¬ 
ino. ii. 1 
The rubrics of this text, brief as they are, indicate clearly that 
the trope w’as rendered in dialogue form. The two “Versus” 
may have been sung by alternating half-choirs, and the conclud¬ 
ing passage, Alleluia , alleluia. Iam uere . . . dicentes, 
by the whole choir. 
An addition to the trope itself, along with a further division 
into parts, is shown in the following: 
2 tro pm: 
Quern queritis in presepe, pastures, dicite ? 
versus: Saluatorem Xpistum Dominum, 
infantem pannis inuolutum, 
secundum sermonem angelicum. 
versus: Adest hie paruulus cum Maria matre sua, 
de quo dudum uaticinando Ysayas dixerat propheta: 
versus: Ecce uirgo concipiet et pariet filium ; 
iet nunc euntes dicite quia natus est. 
versus: Adest hie paruulus cum Maria matre sua, 
Iam uere seimus Xpistum natum in terris, 
de quo canite omnes cum propheta,, dicentes: 
Puer natus est nobis. 
11 The Introit of the Magna Missa of Christmas. This text is fol¬ 
lowed immediately in the manuscript by the following fresh Introit 
trope: Tropws: Gaudeamus hodie quia Deus . 
2 Ivrea, Codex Capituli 60, Graduale-Troparium Eporediense saec. 
xi in., fol. 10v. 
