composition

Sacred Songs from a Bavarian Choirbook (Volume I) : Five Motets on the Holy Virgin & Missa plena de Beata Maria Virgine, for 3 high voices / Heinrich Isaac; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers

Publisher's number: 16154
Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Female choir
Scoring: VK
Remarks: Early Music Edition.
Year of composition: 1525
Status: Unique collection of Renaissance manuscripts transposed to contemporary notation. Hundreds of vocal works that had been hidden away in various libraries across Europe, now available for the first time, thanks to tireless work of editor Cees Wagemakers.

Other authors:
Wagemakers, Cees (Editor)
Isaac, Heinrich (Composer)
Contains:
Salva Sancta Parens (2’45”)
Alleluia. Sancta Dei genitrix (2’30”)
Verbum bonum et suave (2’45”)
Præter rerum seriem (2’30”)
Beata viscera (1’15”)
Missa plena de Beata Maria Virgine (25’30”)
Description:
The Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staats Bibliothek in Munich, Germany) has a unique collection of large folio format choirbooks from the Bavarian court music ensemble, predominantly from the time of Orlando di Lasso serving as court music director. Several splendidly illustrated choir books originally belonged to the personal collection of the Bavarian dukes. The most beautiful one is the collection of motets by Cipriano de Rore for Duke Albrecht V, also available at Donemus. Choirbooks have all the parts on two facing pages, in contrast to the separate books for each voice that we see mostly in Renaissance editions. So a page turn had to come at the same moment for all the voices.
The original choirbook from 1525, without a title (BSB-Hss Mus.ms. 19), contains several motets, hymns, masses and other sacred songs for different occasions in the catholic liturgy. Most of them by Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl. Besides these two composers we find motets by Josquin and Nicholas Gombert. These have not been transcribed here because the works are rather well-known and to be obtained elsewhere. We have chosen for the less known works to be rediscovered.
The works by Isaac are written for three high voices. Those by Senfl for 4-6 voices. This is why we have chosen to bring them in two separate volumes.
Cees Wagemakers

Sheet Music
If you are going to perform this composition, you can enter your concert information here. We will publish this information at the Donemus Facebook page and in the Donemus Concert Agenda.
You can buy the parts or other related products on-line. If you choose a downloadable product you will receive the product in digital form. In all other cases the product is sent to you physically. Please note that you require a copy of this product for every user.
Product Description Price/piece Count
Score Download to Newzik (A4), 48 pages EUR 20.92
Download as PDF (A4), 48 pages EUR 25.10
Hardcopy, normal size (A4), 48 pages EUR 41.84