The Communion Antiphon Amen dico vobis and Its Setting by Henrich Isaac.

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      The article focuses on the communion antiphon "Amen dico vobis" that played a significant position as the last communion of the temporal cycle of the year in both the ordinary and extraordinary forms. The said antiphon sets a verse of the Gospel of St. Mark which is in the words of Jesus where each a complete clause with a different grammatical quality. The expansion of the antiphon to four parts by placing the contratenor between the ranges of soprano and tenor is also tackled.