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Pierre de la Rue

On this page: 2 credos, 8 masses (2 versions of 1)

Missa Alleluya

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 95v-110r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (11 pages) listen (04:42)

Gloria in excelsis (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (15 pages) listen (05:43)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et resurrexit) look (26 pages) listen (09:18)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- contratenor/tenor [secundus]/bassus trio) look ( 19 pages) listen (10:37)

Agnus dei (Agnis [I], Agnus [III]) look (17 pages) listen (06:37)

Missa Ave maria

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 49v-62r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 4- discantus/contratenor/tenor/bassus

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (7 pages) listen (03:53)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (12 pages) listen (06:07)

Credo in unum deum- 5 voices: discantus/contratenor/tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus (Patrem, Crucifixus)

look (27 pages) listen (09:09)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio) look (15 pages) listen (08:57)

Agnus Dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (10 pages) listen (04:57)

Missa Conceptio tua

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 34v-48r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus

Kyrie (Kyrie [I],Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (11 pages) listen (04:18)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (20 pages) listen (07:11)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et resurrexit) look (29 pages) listen (10:45)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- discantus/contratenor duo, In nomine- tenor [secundus]/bassus trio) look (18 pages) listen (10:10)

Agnus dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (13 pages) listen (04:35)

Missa de beata virgine. sex vocum. = Missa Ave sanctissima maria

Source: JenaU 4, ff. 8v-14r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 6- altus, contratenor, bassus transmitted: remaining three voices derived in canon.

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II] look (10 pages) listen (03:22)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis- bassus duo, Qui sedes) look (18 pages) listen (06:43)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Crucifixus- altus duo, Et resurrexit- bassus duo, Et iterum) look (30 pages) listen (11:19)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- bassus duo, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- altus/bassus quartet) look (19 pages) listen (08:57)

Agnus dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (14 pages) listen (05:01)

Missa De Feria

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 81v-94r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/ tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus: transmitted as 4 voices with tenor [primus] realised at the 5th above from tenor [secundus] in the Kyrie [I], Kyrie [II], Et in terra, Qui tollis, Patrem, Et incarnatus est and Agnus [III]; tenor [secundus] from tenor [primus] at the 5th below in the Christe, Crucifixus and Agnus [I]; tenor [primus] from tenor [secundus] at the 4th above in the Sanctus; tenor [secundus] from tenor [primus] at the 4th below in the Osanna [I]=[II].

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (12 pages) listen (04:13)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (16 pages) listen (05:33)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et incarnatus est, Crucifixus) look (33 pages) listen (11:05)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Plen sunt- contratenor/bassus duo, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio)

look (16 pages) listen (08:30)

Agnus dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (12 pages) listen (04:10)

Missa de sancta cruce

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 63v-80v (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/tenor primus/tenor secundus/bassus

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (12 pages) listen (04:47)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (22 pages) listen (08:23)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Er resurrexit) look (26 pages) listen (10:19)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor/bassus trio, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- discantus/contratenor/tenor [secundus]/bassus quartet) look (22 pages) listen (11:03)

Agnus (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (16 pages) listen (06:20)

Missa Incessament

Source: JenaU 4, ff. 90v-101r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus: transmitted as 4 voices with tenor [primus] realised from bassus canon throughout

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II]) look (13 pages) listen (04:45)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (23 pages) listen (08:12)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et incarnatus est, Et resurrexit) look (36 pages) listen (12:55)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor duo, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- discantus/contratenor duo) look (20 pages)

listen (10:28)

Agnus Dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (16 pages) listen (05:46)

Source: JenaU 8 ff. 6v-25r (For additional sources see: CMME)

NOTE: There are few music variants between this and the JenaU 4 transmission. Noteable, however, is the pitch variant (discantus, Agnus [III], m. 111,1) and the minor coloration "correction" (contratenor, Agnus [III], mm. 121-122). These two transmissions, from the same scriptorium - the Alamire workshop and chronologically very close- ca. 1512- ca. 1518, offer some interesting differences in underlay from time to time. I have slightly increased tempi to enhance the polyphonic flow.

Voices: as above

Kyrie (as above) look (13 pages) listen (04:34)

Gloria in excelsis deo (as above) look (23 pages) listen (07:53)

Credo in unum deum (as above) look (36 pages) listen (12:38)

Sanctus (as above) look (20 pages) listen (10:33)

Agnus dei (as above) look (16 pages) listen (05:24)

Missa Pascale

Source: MechAS s.s., ff. 16v-33r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 5- discantus/contratenor/tenor [primus]/tenor [secundus]/bassus-baricanor

Kyrie (Kyrie [I], Christe, Kyrie [II] look (14 pages) listen (05:49)

Gloria in excelsis deo (Et in terra, Qui tollis) look (26 pages) listen (09:04)

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et resurrexit) look (35 pages) listen (12:19)

Sanctus (Sanctus, Pleni sunt- discantus/contratenor/baricanor trio, Osanna [I]=[II], Benedictus- tenor/baricanor duo, In nomine- discantus/contratenor duo) look ( 20 pages) listen (10:59)

Agnus Dei (Agnus [I], Agnus [III]) look (13 pages) listen (05:11)

Patrem L'amour du moy

Source: JenaU 8, ff. 1v-4r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 4 - discantus/contratenor/tenor/ bassus

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et incarnatus est) look (16 pages) listen (08:46)

Patrem sex vocum

Source: VatS 36, ff. 90v-96r (For additional sources see: CMME)

Voices: 6 - discantus/triplum/contratenor/tenor/tenor/ bassus

Credo in unum deum (Patrem, Et incarnatus est, Crucifixus) look (26) pages) listen (08:34)

 

 

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