This work is also attributed to Jean Mouton. It is an exceptional and substantial work of real quality. This edition presents the motet at original pitch, but some small voicing adjustments have been made to suit a modern mixed-voice ensemble.
This work is probably more likely by Antoine de Févin, and in the only source, it appears Févin's name was erased and Ninot's inserted after the manuscript was originally created. This in and of itself, however, means very little, as who knows what information or motivation the scribe who made the alteration was acting upon?
This work appears in just one source: Petrucci's Laude Libro Secondo of 1507/8, where it is attributed to 'Baldasar'. The current state of research casts significant doubt on whether this 'Baldasar' was in fact Ninot le Petit, and if that is true there is nothing here that might suggest the piece has anything at all to do with Ninot. This is an exceptionally conservative work (arguably dictated by its specific function), and there is no stylistic evidence that would cast any doubt on its authorship to anyone other than the said 'Baldasar.' The work is very short, so I have added a second verse to make it a bit more substantial.
This work appears in the Anne Boleyn Music Book, PL-Kj Berlin MS Mus. 40013, and the surviving partbooks of D-Ngm 83795. A tentative attribution to Compère is possible, but a similarly tentative attribution to Johann Walter is not. Research on this is ongoing, but for more information, see:
