Oritur vir beatus
| TYPE | 1 - Chant-like Melody |
| TOPIC | Religious |
| TUNE STRUCTURE | motivic |
| VERSE STRUCTURE | 1v 3l |
| KEY SIGNATURE | Mode 2 |
| TONAL CENTRE | D |
| INCIPIT | GAB♭CGB♭AGAB♭CG |
| GENRE | Antiphon |
| TEXT SOURCE | Christchurch Antiphonary: Office of St Patrick TCD MS 79, f. 160v |
| TUNE SOURCE | as above |
| FIRST LINE | Oritur vir beatus |
| NOTATED INCIPIT |
Oritur vir beatus in tabernaculorum campoac nutritur in Nemphor oppido.
The holy man was born in ‘the field of tents’ and reared in the town of Nemphor.
