Messa a quattro voci alla Palestrina (Francesco Durante)
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- (Posted 2021-11-27) CPDL #66896:
- Editor: William Evans (submitted 2021-11-27). Score information: A4, 44 pages, 1.59 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Performance edition by William Evans, 2021. Transcribed from a digitized manuscript c.1794-1807 in the Bibliothèque nationale de France: Durante, Francesco (1684-1755), Messa a 4o Voci alla Palestrina, Del Sign.r Francesco Durante.
My thanks to gallica.bnf.fr for providing this resource online.
Original key and note values. Tempo markings and courtesy accidentals in brackets are editorial.
Interestingly, the descending theme of the polyphony used at the beginning of the Christe and again throughout the mass is reminiscent of 'By the waters of Babylon' by Philip Hayes (1738-1797).
General Information
Title: Messa a 4
Composer: Francesco Durante
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Mass
Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description:
This piece has been misattributed to Leonardo Leo in Fondo Sanvitale, Sanv.C.33/I-XI, in the Sezione musicale della Biblioteca Palatina di Parma through internetculturale.it
Catalogue entry for this transcription: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb395853841
Digital images: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b525086888.r=messa%20messa?rk=21459;2
Version from MDZ, (no Gloria) München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - Mus.ms. 567: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb00106421?page=,1
Original text and translations
For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages: