Elevación o ascención, gradación y descenso (Francisco Valls)

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Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (added 2006-12-13).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 57 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Value of notes in first two fragments halved. Transcription of second fragment is tentative.

General Information

Title: Elevación o ascención, gradación y descenso
Composer: Francisco Valls

Number of voices: 5vv , 3vv and 4vv Voicing: SSATB, SAT and SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motets
Language: Latin and Spanish
Instruments: Continuo
Published: 1742

Description: From "Mapa Armonico Practico" facsimile manuscript including this score published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas. Second fragment uses unconventional notation, including void notes. These fragments provided by composer to show choral techniques illustrating (1) ascension or elevation, (2) gradual rise and fall and (3) descent.

Text of third fragment is an extract from the Nicene Creed.

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Original text and translations

For third fragment see text-translation page for Credo

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