Antevenis virides is a six-voice Renaissance motet composed by Jacobus Vaet (c. 1529–1567) as a panegyric (praise song) for Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria.
It serves as an acrostic poem honoring the ruler and highlights his patronage of music.
The piece is noted for its humanistic, largely homophonic style, often featuring in recordings of 16th-century court music.
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