Messa a quattro voci da Cappella (1650) (Claudio Monteverdi)

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CPDL #12238:   Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-08-09). Score information: A4, 35 pages, 259 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: individual movements also available.
Rather high set. More comfortable a whole step down.

Transposed version () and Comment by Adam Cole: Actually, as with Monteverdi's 6vv Missa "in illo tempore" and his Vespers of 1610, the apparent high tessituras herein are due to chiavette (high clefs), a notational convention which modern scholarship suggests was sung at a downward transposition of a fourth. I've taken the liberty of posting a version in this key, with the alto line moved to octavo clef for readability. The bottom line now assumes a real bass tessitura (to bottom F), and the tenors and sopranos can lay aside the helium masks. As always, it is modern altos who suffer most with this approach--there are now a number of low E's and F's--but they are welcome to help the soprano/mezzos with their smattering of low A's!

Individual movements

Kyrie

CPDL #12140:   Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-07-31). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 61 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

Gloria

CPDL #12219:   Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-08-07). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 80 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

Credo

CPDL #12227:    Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-08-07). Score information: A4, 10 pages, 95 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

Sanctus

CPDL #12231:   Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-08-08). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 41 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

Benedictus

CPDL #12232:   Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-08-08). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 34 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

Agnus Dei

CPDL #12237:   Sibelius 4

Editor: Marton Jakobey (added 2006-08-09). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 45 kbytes Copyright: CPDL

General Information

Title: Messa a quattro voci da Cappella (1650)
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Mass

Language: Latin

Instruments: with basso continuo, or a cappella
Published: Messa a quattro voci, et salmi, concertati, Venice, 1650

Description: not to be confused with another mass for four voices published in 1641 in the Selva morale e spirituale.

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Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages:

Kyrie • Gloria • Credo • Sanctus & Benedictus • Agnus Dei