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Jean Courtoys- Missa Urbs beata

Missa Urbs beata

Source: 's HerAB 72A, ff. 102v-126r

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/tenor primus/tenor secundus/bassus; transmitted as 4 voices with the 5th voice realised through canon in the following configurations: tenor secundus from tenor primus (Kyrie [I], Et in terra, Patrem, Sanctus), tenor [III] from tenor secundus (Osanna [I]=[II]), tenor primus from contratenor (Christe), tenor primus from discantus (Qui tollis, Et incarnatus est, Crucifixus), tenor primus from bassus (Agnus [I]), tenor primus from discantus secundus (Agnus [III]), discantus from tenor primus (Kyrie [II], Et in spiritum)

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (12 pages) listen (04:02)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (19 pages) listen (06:15)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et incarnatus est, Crucifixus, Et in spiritum) look (33 pages) listen (10:07)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor/tenor secundus/bassus quattro, Osanna [I]=[II]- 6 voices: as above with an additional tenor, Benedictus- discantus/tenor/bassus trio) look (15 pages) listen (07:15)

Agnus dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]- 6 voices: discantus primus/discantus secundus/contratenor/tenor/vagans/bassus) look (13 pages) listen (03:56)

 

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