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La primera parte del Credo de la Missa De beata Virgine [Josquin]

 

Silva de sirenas (1547), fol. 51v

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Source title [vihuela 1]: Vihuela mayor. Segu[n]do grado. Aqui se sigue la primera parte del Credo de la missa de Josquin de beata virgine; el te[m]ple es en quarta: y por mas claro/ la quarta en vazio desta vihuela mayor ha de sonar vnisonus con quinta en vazio de la vihuela menor. Patrem. / [vihuela 2]: Vihuela menor. Primero grado.
Title in contents   Patrem de beata virgine quarta a cinco Josquin.
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Music

Category intabulation

Genre mass

Fantasia type

Mode 4

Voices 5

Length (compases) 188

Vihuela

Tuning E & A

Courses 6

Final VI/3

Highest I/1

Lowest VI/3

Difficulty easy + med.

Tempo medium

Song Text

Language

Vocal notation

Commentary

Intabulation of a section of a mass movement by Josquin for two vihuelas at the fourth. The rubrics on each of the parts indicate: [vihuela 1]: Large vihuela. Second grade. Here follows the first part of the the mass by Josquin called “de beata virgine”: the tuning is at the fourth and for greater clarity the open fourth course of this large vihuela is in unison with the open fifth course of the small vihuela. [vihuela 2]: Small vihuela. First grade.” The superius and the 5th voice (resolution of the canon) are intabulated for the upper vihuela while the tenor, altus and bass are intabulated for the lower vihuela.