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Notated Music Liber primvs Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque [et sex] vocum ex optimis quibusq[ue] musicis selectarum Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque [et sex] vocum ex optimis quibusq[ue] musicis selectarum

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Title

  • Liber primvs Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque [et sex] vocum ex optimis quibusq[ue] musicis selectarum

Other Title

  • Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque [et sex] vocum ex optimis quibusq[ue] musicis selectarum

Created / Published

  • Lovanii : Apud Petrum Phalesium, Anno M.D.LV.-M.D.L.VI. [1555-1556]

Headings

  • -  Part songs, Sacred--16th century
  • -  Motets

Genre

  • Motets
  • Part songs

Notes

  • -  For superius, tenor, contratenor, bassus, and quinta et sexta pars.
  • -  Title from svperivs part.
  • -  Liber 1, 2nd ed. (1555); liber 2, 2nd ed. (1555) except contratenor and bassus parts, 1st ed. (1554); liber 3-6, 1st ed. (no other editions published); liber 7-8, 2nd ed. (1556) except bassus part of liber 8, 1st ed. (1555) Liber 4 is dated 1553 (probably an error) on all parts except superius which has imprint date 1554. Cf. Eitner. Bibliographie der Musik-Sammelwerke, p. 133-136, 141.
  • -  White mensural notation.
  • -  The composers names are: Eustachius Barblon, Benedictus, Iac. Bultel, Canis, Certon, Chasteleyn, Clemens non Papa, Crequillon, Crispel, Arn. Feys, Gombert, Seb. (Christianus) Hollander, Iosquin Baston, Larchier, Petit Ian de Latre, P. Manchicourt, Simon Moreau, Tubal, A. Vuillart and N. de Vuismes.
  • -  The respective voice-parts of liber 1-8 are bound in 5 v.
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), A/I, M 272
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), B/I, 1553/11, 1554/2, 1554/3, 1554/4, 1554/5, 1555/2, 1555/3, 1555/5, 1556/1,1556/2
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), 990039029 https://opac.rism.info/search?id=990039029&view=rism External
  • -  Sotheby & Co., Oct. 17-18, 1949 (Landau), no. 327

Medium

  • 5 parts ; 17 x 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1490 .L68
  • MUSIC 1306 Microfilm

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010456620

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Liber primvs Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque et sex vocum ex optimis quibusque musicis selectarum. [Lovanii: Apud Petrum Phalesium, Anno M.D.LV.-M.D.L.VI. to 1556, 1555] Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/2010456620/.

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(1555) Liber primvs Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque et sex vocum ex optimis quibusque musicis selectarum. [Lovanii: Apud Petrum Phalesium, Anno M.D.LV.-M.D.L.VI. to 1556] [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2010456620/.

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Liber primvs Cantionvm sacrarvm, vvlgo moteta vocant, quinque et sex vocum ex optimis quibusque musicis selectarum. [Lovanii: Apud Petrum Phalesium, Anno M.D.LV.-M.D.L.VI. to 1556, 1555] Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010456620/>.