Monday 6 November 2023

Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520 - c. 1577): Absterget Deus (SATTB) [Primi frutti de motetti, 1548]

Primi frutti de motetti a cinque voci (Venice, 1548) was the first collection of motets by the Italian composer Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520-c. 1577).

Born in Padua, Portinaro worked for important institutions such as the Accademia dei Costanti of Vicenza, the Accademia degli Elevati of Padua or the Accademia Filarmonica of Verona. According to Maria Archetto "Portinaro's clearly constructed, fluid and reserved polyphonic style was praised during his lifetime".

Absterget Deus (SATTB) is the second motet in the Primi frutti de motetti. You can buy this score here. Please consider purchasing our scores for the price you want to support Ars Subtilior Editions! 

Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520 - c. 1577)

Primi frutti de motetti a cinque voci (Venice, 1548)

19 motets for 5vv, 6vv and 7vv

Tribularer si nescirem

SATTB

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Absterget Deus

SATTB

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Preparate corda vestra

SATTB

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Sancta et immaculata

SATTB

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Peccavi super numerum

SATTB

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Principes persecuti sunt

SATTB

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Da pacem, Domine

SATTB

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Impetum inimicorum

SATTB

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Domine, quis habitabit

SATTB

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Regina caeli

SATTB

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Vidi speciosam

SAATB

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Aspice Domine

SATBB

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Iste est Johannes

SATTB

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Sicut cedrus

SATBB

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Deus misereatur nostri

SSATTB

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Gaudent in caelis

SATTB

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Quanti mercenarii

SATTBB

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Puer natus est nobis

SATTBB

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Regina caeli

SAATTBB

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Wednesday 18 October 2023

Jacobus Vaet (c. 1529-1567): Ante me non est formatus Deus (SAATTB) [Modulationes quinque et sex vocum, 1562]

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Jacobus Vaet (c. 1529-1567)

Modulationes quinque et sex vocum (1562)

 

Musica Dei donum optimi

SATTB

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Mater digna Dei

SATTB

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Simile est regnum caelorum

SAATB

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Immolabit hedum

SAATB

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Filiae Jerusalem

SATTB

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Stat felix domus Austriae

SAATTB

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Justus germinabit

SAATTB

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Dulces exuviae

SSATTB

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Spiritus Domini

SATTTB

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Continuo lachrimas

SAATTB

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Qui operatus est Petro

SATTTB

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Iste est Joannes

SAATTB

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Angelus ad pastores ait

SAATTB

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Ante me non est formatus Deus

SAATTB

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Monday 16 October 2023

Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5): Surge propera (SATTB) [Mutettorum quinque vocum, 1555]

We know very little about the life of Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5). His Liber primus mutettorum quinque vocum was published by Antonio Gardano in Venice, in 1555. He was probably from Como and dedicated the collection to Alessandro Farnese. Some of Corvo's motets are rather uncommon, as they are designated to unusual Saints like St. Julian, St. Severin and St Provino di Como ("Beati Provini Episcop Comensis").

Surge propera is a sensual and puzzling five-voice motet that starts the Mutettorum quinque vocum by Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5). 

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Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5)

Mutettorum quinque vocum (Venice, 1555)

22 motets 5vv, 6vv, 8vv and 9vv  

Surge propera

SATTB

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Nunc dimittis

SSAAATTBB

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Wednesday 11 October 2023

Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551-1622): Virgo benedicta (SAATB) [Liber Motectorum, 1614]

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Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551-1622)

Motets from Liber motectorum (1614)

Motets for 5vv

Aperi oculos tuos

SAATB

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Ave Maria

SSATB

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Canite tuba

SATTB

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Circumdederunt me

SSATB

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Haec est vera fraternitas

SSATB

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Ibant Apostoli gaudentes

SSATB

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O doctor optime

SATTB

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Quae est ista

SSATB

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Stephanus vidit

SSATB

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Virgo benedicta

SAATB

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Tuesday 10 October 2023

Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611): Missa Ave maris stella (E-Tc 30 Version) (SATB) (2023 Edition)

We are publishing a brand new reedition of the E-Tc 30, a manuscript choirbook in the Toledo Cathedral (Spain) copied by Johannes Parvus. It features earlier and unique versions of three Masses (Ave maris stella, De Beata Maria and Gaudeamus), three Magnificats, the Psalm Nisi Dominus and the eight-voice Salve Regina. The beautiful four-voice Missa Ave maris stella is scored for four voices, with five voices in the Agnus Dei

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Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611)

E-Tc 30: Complete Edition

Unique and previous versions of printed works

E-Tc 30 (Complete Edition)

4-8vv

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Missa Ave maris stella (E-Tc 30 version)

SATB

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Missa de Beata Maria (E-Tc 30 version)

SATTB

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Missa Gaudeamus (E-Tc 30 version)

SSAATTB

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Magnificat Primi toni (odd verses) (E-Tc 30 version)

SATB

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Magnificat Primi toni (even verses) (E-Tc 30 version)

SAATTB

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Magnificat Quarti toni (odd verses) (E-Tc 30 version)

SATB

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Magnificat Quarti toni (even verses) (E-Tc 30 version)

SAATBB

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Magnificat Octavi toni (odd verses) (E-Tc 30 version)

SSAATB

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Magnificat Octavi toni (even verses) (E-Tc 30 version)

SSATTB

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Thursday 5 October 2023

JUST A SHORT NOTE

I have been hidden under Ars Subtilior Editions for quite a long time. However, it was high time I sent out a few words to the world.

I have travelled all over Europe (Lisbon, Coimbra, Bologna, Regensburg, Aachen, Treviso…) for more than a decade searching for lost treasures that I considered had to be discovered and shared. I have spent thousands of Euros out of pocket on travelling and on digital images of original sources to make world premiere editions of music that has not been performed for centuries. For better or worse, I have always worked freelance and I am independent so none of my trips or purchases of digital images have been covered by an institution or supported by anyone other than me. I could not estimate how much money and time I have spent in these years. Also, I am not interested in doing so as I always did it for the sake of it. But for sure, I could have started paying off a house.

That said, the reason for this short note is to announce that from now on, all the scores will have a minimum price of 0,01€/$. As before, it is up to you to contribute with a more generous amount. Establishing that minimum amount means nothing to me as I will still have to pay Payhip and PayPal fees. However, I consider it is a necessary step to avoid massive downloads, to make people aware of how much has Ars Subtilior Editions cost in terms of work, time and money, and last but not least, for the music itself.

This is a first step. If nothing changes, I am afraid I will take further measures such as closing Ars Subtilior Editions either temporarily or permanently. I hope everyone understands.

Jorge Martín.

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Gioseffo Guami (c. 1542-1611): Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae (Venice, 1588) (6vv-8vv) (Complete Edition)

Gioseffo Guami (c. 1542-1611) was an italian composer and a member of a long family of musicians that also included Francesco, Domenico, Vincenzo and Valerio. Gioseffo was the most illustrious member of the family.

A neglected work by Gioseffo Guami is the Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae, published in Venice in 1588 by Giacomo Vincenti. The only extant copy of this printed collection is now in the Biblioteca capitolare di Verona.

The Lamentationes contains nine Lamentations, three for Maundy Thursday (Feria quinta), three for Good Friday (Feria sexta) and three for Holy Saturday (Sabbato Sancto). All of them are scored for six voices (SSATBB), except the last one, that is set for eight voices (SSSAATBB). Each set of three Lamentations repeats the same music for the last verse (Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum  Deum tuum). Again, only the ninth Lamentation is different, and uses a polychoral setting for this verse.

This nine gems could be defined as the halfway between the music for Holy Week composed by Victoria in 1585 and by Gesualdo in 1611. While it has some of the emotion and fervour of Victoria's music, these Lamentations are also full of some of the experimentation signatures that would be found more than twenty years later in Gesualdo's Responsoria, such as chromaticism, unexpected modulations, extremely low or high pitches... The Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae is a masterpiece that deserves to be studied, performed and recorded.

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Gioseffo Guami (c. 1542-1611)

Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae, (Venice, 1588)

Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae (Complete)

6vv-8vv

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Feria quinta

Incipit Lamentatio

SSATBB

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Vau. Et egressus est

SSATBB

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Jod. Manum suam

SSATBB

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Feria sexta

De Lamentatione Jeremiae Prophetae

SSATBB

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Lamed. Matribus suis

SSATBB

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Aleph. Ego vir videns

SSATBB

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Sabbato Sancto

De Lamentatione Jeremiae Prophetae

SSATBB

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Aleph. Quomodo obscuratum est

SSATBB

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Incipit Oratio Jeremiae Prophetae

SSSAATBB

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©2023 Jorge Martín






Monday 2 October 2023

Jacquet de Mantua (1483-1559): Noe, noe, hodie salvator (SATB) [Rusconi Codex]

A four-voice motet for Christmas by Jacquet de Mantua (1483-1559) in the Rusconi Codex.

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Music from the Rusconi Codex (I-Bc Q.19)

Sebastiano Festa (c. 1490/5-1524)

Angele Dei

SSTB

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Jean Mouton (c. 1459-1522)

Moriens lux amantissima

SATTB

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Renaldo (Petrus de Renaldis, †1521?)

Paradisi portas

SATB

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Hotinet Barra (fl. 1510-1523)

Peccantem me quotidie

SATB

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Jacquet de Mantua (c. 1483-1559)

Noe, noe, hodie Salvator

SATB

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©2023 Jorge Martín