Gaudeamus omnes is a five-part Latin motet by the renaissance English composer, William Byrd (1543-1623). It is contained in his 1605 Gradualia, a collection of motets for use in the church offices and Byrd's largest collection. Gaudeamus omnes is the introit for the Feast of All Saints which falls on 1 November.

This is a very rhythmically variable motet, and is consequently a difficult work to perform. The minim pulse against which the rhythm sometimes moves in crotchets and the complex rhythmic anticipations or suspensions create a rhythmic complexity unmatched in the 1605 Gradualia. Perhaps because of this, the tonality is kept very simple, not moving outside of a C Ionian.



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