Vespers (1610)

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Instrument:

Voice sheet music

Choir sheet music

Double Bass sheet music

Recorder sheet music

Ensemble:

Mixed Choir

Orchestra

SATTB

Format:

Performance Score

Level:

Advanced

Intermediate

Series:

Classic Choral Works

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

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Detailed Description

SSTTBB soloists, SATTB choir, orchestra (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) - Level C (moderately difficult)
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Edited by Jeffrey Kurtzman. Mixed Voices. Classic Choral Works. Standard Choral Works. Performing score. 288 pages. Duration 90'. Oxford University Press #9780193375888. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193375888).

Item Number: OU.9780193375888

ISBN 9780193375888. 11 x 9 inches.

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 material is available on hire from the publisher, and a Critical Commentary is available for sale from the OUP Hire Library.

About Classic Choral Works

These truly versatile and user-friendly editions offer a practical approach for performers, informed by the very highest standard of scholarship. - Fresh editions by the very best scholars in their field - Clean and clear page layout - Compositions spanning the fourteenth to nineteenth centuries - Choral works with a wide range of scorings, from small chamber group to full orchestra - Informative prefaces included in most of the vocal scores - Playable keyboard reductions for rehearsal