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Free Catholic Responsorial Psalms based on Gregorian chant
2000+
pages of online Sacred Renaissance Polyphony
 he
musical archive presented on this page was taken from a very special
collection of sacred Renaissance polyphony edited & published
by Karl Proske. Entitled MUSICA DIVINA, the 2000+ page collection
was published in four volumes during 1853-1862. These magnificent
pieces, composed by the great masters of the Renaissance, constitute
what Dr. Proske called Polyphoniam Vere Ecclesiasticam: the
True Polyphony of the Church.
PLEASE
NOTE:
As
of now, none of the scores have words (lyrics) and
none can be printed off. However, in their current form, they are
quite useful for studying 16th century counterpoint and deciding
if a piece is worth ordering (or finding). For a VERY reasonable
price, I can supply you with lyrics and music to any of the pieces.
— JMO
Here
are some examples of scores with lyrics (only the first
page of each is given):
Marenzio
with no sharps/flats — Marenzio
transposed down
Lassus
Below you will find sample pages
from Musica Divina.
(click on the boxes to enlarge the images)
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 The
Title page
from Volume IV
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 A
work by Orlando
From Volume II
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 A
Mass by Asola
From
Volume I
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 A
work by Vittoria
From Volume II
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 Two
pages
from Volume I
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 Page
from Volume II.
The highly
ornate line art
enriches all four volumes
(all the more impressive
when one considers
the date of printing).
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Page
from Volume I.
As you can see, the Musica Divina often uses vocally
archaic clefs (soprano, tenor, alto). When transcribing the
works, I put all voices in modern clefs, as well as modern
time signatures.
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 In
addition to music, Proske also included many pages of
text (all in German). This
great scholar took the time to write detailed information
about the life of every composer included in the Musica
Divina.
This
particular page is from the introduction.
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 In
addition to being a medical doctor and scholar of Renaissance
polyphony, Proske was also a Canon of the Ratisbon Cathedral.
This
photo was included in Volume IV, which, incidentally was
completed and published by his students (including Franz Haberl,
of Renaissance edition fame) after his death.
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