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'''Aliases:''' Valls, Francesc
{{Aliases|Francesc Valls}}
==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' c. 1665? 1671 has recently been proposed.
'''Born:''' c. 1665? 1671 has recently been proposed.
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'''Died:''' 03 February 1747
'''Died:''' 03 February 1747


'''Biography:''' Valls was first employed as a parish musician in 1688, then ''maestro de capilla'' at Gerona Cathedral in 1689, and in 1696 at S María del Mar Barcelona. He joined the Barcelona Cathedral in 1696 as substitute, interim, and finally as ''maestro'' in 1709. His retirement is given variously as 1726 or 1741 (the year he began his treatise ''Mapa armonico''). Among lost works are 4 oratorios.
'''Biography:''' Valls was first employed as a parish musician in 1688, then ''maestro de capilla'' at Gerona Cathedral in 1689, and in 1696 at S María del Mar Barcelona. He joined the Barcelona Cathedral in 1696 as substitute, interim, and finally as ''maestro'' in 1709. His retirement is given variously as 1726 or 1741 (the year he began his treatise ''Mapa armonico'').


His best known work is the "Missa Scala Aretina" based on a 6 note scale first used by Guido d'Arezzo in the plainchant of "Ut Queant Laxis". Valls wrote two further masses on the Aretine Scale, which are less well known: the "Missa Regalis" dedicated to the King of Portugal, and the Missa "Ut queant laxis".
Among lost works are 4 oratorios.


{{WikipediaLink}} and [http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_Valls extended article on Valls] including a list of his published works on the Catalonian edition of Wikipedia.
{{WikipediaLink}} and [http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_Valls extended article on Valls] including a list of his published works on the Catalonian edition of Wikipedia.


==List of choral works (includes all choral works from "Mapa Armónico Práctico)==
==List of choral works (includes all choral works from "Mapa Armónico Práctico)==
{{WorksListBox}}
{{WorksListBox}}
===Masses on the Aretine scale===
*{{NoCo|Missa scala aretina}} (complete)
*{{NoCo|Missa ut queant laxis}} (complete)
*{{NoCo|Missa regalis}} (Kyrie only)
{{top}}
{{top}}
===Antiphons===
===Antiphons===
*{{NoCo|Ave Maria}}
*{{NoCo|Ave Maria}}
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===Invitatories===
===Invitatories===
*{{NoCo|Ave Maria a 8 con violines}}
*{{NoCo|In honorem beatae Mariae virginis}}
*{{NoCo|In honorem beatae Mariae virginis}}
*{{NoCo|Venite exultemus}}
*{{NoCo|Venite exultemus}}
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===Canticles===
===Canticles===
*{{NoCo|Magnificat}} (incomplete)
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 8 tertii toni}} SSAT.SATB bc.
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 8 con violines}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 8 con violines}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 10}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 10}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat in Dorian mode}} (a 8)
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 8 secundi toni}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 6 in Dorian mode}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat a 6 secundi toni}}
*{{NoCo|Magnificat sexti toni}}
*{{NoCo|Nunc dimittis a 6}}
*{{NoCo|Nunc dimittis a 6}}
*{{NoCo|Nunc dimittis a 10}}
*{{NoCo|Nunc dimittis a 10}}
*{{NoCo|Nunc dimittis a 15}} 4 singing choirs, 1 instrumental choir


===Mass, full setting of===
===Mass, full setting of===
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*{{NoCo|Cum Sancto Spiritu}} 10vv 2vlni
*{{NoCo|Cum Sancto Spiritu}} 10vv 2vlni
*{{NoCo|Et incarnatus est}} 8vv (canon in MAP)
*{{NoCo|Et incarnatus est}} 8vv (canon in MAP)
*{{NoCo|Et incarnatus est II}} (from "Missa ut Queant Laxis")
*{{NoCo|Et unam sanctam catholicam}} 4vv 2vlni MAP
*{{NoCo|Et unam sanctam catholicam}} 4vv 2vlni MAP
*{{NoCo|Gratias agimus tibi}} S solo 2vlni (''Missa Ut queant'')
*{{NoCo|Gratias agimus tibi}} S solo 2vlni (''Missa Ut queant'')
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{{middle|3}}
{{middle|3}}
===Responsories===
===Responsories===
*{{NoCo|Angelus Domini descendit de caelo}}
*{{NoCo|Domine quando veneris}} 4vv
*{{NoCo|Domine quando veneris}} 4vv
*{{NoCo|Dulce lignum}}
*{{NoCo|Dulce lignum}}
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===Sequences===
===Sequences===
*{{NoCo|Adest dies triumphalis}}
*{{NoCo|Lauda Sion salvatorem a 10}}
*{{NoCo|Lauda Sion salvatorem a 10}}
*{{NoCo|Veni sancte spiritus}}
*{{NoCo|Veni sancte spiritus}}
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*{{NoCo|Fulcite me floribus}}
*{{NoCo|Fulcite me floribus}}
*{{NoCo|Miserere}} 12vv (verse 1)
*{{NoCo|Miserere}} 12vv (verse 1)
**{{NoCo|Amplius lava me}} 6vv (verse 3)
**{{NoCo|Amplius lava me}} 6vv (verse 3)
**{{NoCo|Tibi soli peccavi}} 6vv (verse 4)
**{{NoCo|Tibi soli peccavi}} 6vv (verse 4)
**''Ecce enim veritatem'' see 2 settings under "Canons" above
**''Ecce enim veritatem'' see 2 settings under "Canons" above
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*[http://www.jgoodliffe.co.uk/scores/mapa105.pdf Chapter XIX "On accompaniment and its purpose in music"]
*[http://www.jgoodliffe.co.uk/scores/mapa105.pdf Chapter XIX "On accompaniment and its purpose in music"]
*[{{website|wimascores}}valls/mapa/valls-enhcom.pdf Chapter XXVIII "On the enharmonic style"]
*[{{website|wimascores}}valls/mapa/valls-enhcom.pdf Chapter XXVIII "On the enharmonic style"]
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*[http://www.scalaaretina.com ScalaAretina] - Commercial publishers of some of Valls' music.
*[http://www.scalaaretina.com ScalaAretina] - Commercial publishers of some of Valls' music.
*[http://www.dinsic.com Dinsic Publicacions Musicals] - Commercial publishers of some of Valls' music.
*[http://www.dinsic.com Dinsic Publicacions Musicals] - Commercial publishers of some of Valls' music.

Latest revision as of 17:53, 25 October 2022

Alias: Francesc Valls

Life

Born: c. 1665? 1671 has recently been proposed.

Died: 03 February 1747

Biography: Valls was first employed as a parish musician in 1688, then maestro de capilla at Gerona Cathedral in 1689, and in 1696 at S María del Mar Barcelona. He joined the Barcelona Cathedral in 1696 as substitute, interim, and finally as maestro in 1709. His retirement is given variously as 1726 or 1741 (the year he began his treatise Mapa armonico).

His best known work is the "Missa Scala Aretina" based on a 6 note scale first used by Guido d'Arezzo in the plainchant of "Ut Queant Laxis". Valls wrote two further masses on the Aretine Scale, which are less well known: the "Missa Regalis" dedicated to the King of Portugal, and the Missa "Ut queant laxis".

Among lost works are 4 oratorios.

View the Wikipedia article on Francisco Valls.

and extended article on Valls including a list of his published works on the Catalonian edition of Wikipedia.

List of choral works (includes all choral works from "Mapa Armónico Práctico)

Masses on the Aretine scale

Antiphons

Arias, sacred, and other solo works

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Canons and fugues, sacred, Latin text

Hymns, Latin text

Invitatories

Lamentations

Canticles

Mass, full setting of

Mass, movements from the

Motets, choral

Psalms

Responsories

Sequences

Te Deum, movements from the

Other sacred compositions, or fragments, in Latin

Sacred works in Spanish

Theatrical or operatic compositions in Spanish

Illustration of choral techniques


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Publications

External links

Extracts from text of "Mapa Armónico Práctico"