Monteverdi, Vespers (1610) [Pet:9780193375888]

Vespers (1610).
Monteverdi, Claudio.
Edited by Kurtzman, Jeffrey.
Choral Works (inc. Oratorios).
For: 2/3 violins, 3 trumpets in D, 1 trumpet in B flat, 2/3 violas, 2 cellos, 1 double bass, 3 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 2 recorders, 2 flutes.

This edition is designed to meet the needs of both the scholar and the performer. It contains the complete music of all fourteen compositions as in Monteverdi's original print, plus the psalm 'Lauda Jerusalem' and the two Magnificats in a choice of pitches. Also provided are a continuo realization, notes on performance, Gregorian antiphons for the feasts of the Virgin, and examples of typical early seventeenth-century embellishments. Complete performing , and a Critical Commentary is available for sale from the OUP Hire Library.

Performing score.

Level of Difficulty: C (moderately difficult).
Format: Sheet Music.
Published by Oxford.
Pet:9780193375888.
Distributed by Edition Peters.
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