A-285
COLLECTION
Composer
Borlasca, Bernardino
Scala Iacob, octonis vocibus, et varijs instrumentis omnibus anni solemnitatibus decantanda ... opus sextum. [Venezia, Giacomo Vincenti]
Content
A-285/1
Preparate corda vestra Domino
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
A-285/2
Isti sunt
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
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Clama ne cesses quasi turba
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
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Regna terrae
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
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Magnificat Sexti Toni
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
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Magnificat Octavi Toni
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
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Fit porta Christi Prima pars
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (2), A (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (3), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), V 5 (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (4)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), V 5 (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (4)
org (1)
A-285/8
Genus superni Secunda pars
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (2), A (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (3), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), V 5 (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (4)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), V 5 (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (4)
org (1)
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Honor matris Tertia pars
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (2), A (1), T(1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), V 5 (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (4)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), V 5 (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (4)
org (1)
A-285/10
Haec dies
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
A-285/11
Salve Regina à 16
Borlasca, Bernardino
Coro 1: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1)
Coro 3: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 4: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Coro 2: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1)
Coro 3: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto ottava (1), vla da braccio/vla da gamba (4), arp (1), lirone (1), bc: i (X)
Coro 4: S (1), A (1), T (1), B (1), cnto (1), vl ottava (1), trb (3)
org (1)
Catalogue / Bibliography›
Instrumentation from catalogues
CD, A Catalog of Music for the Cornett :
Preparate corda vestra Domino: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Isti sunt: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Clama ne cesses quasi turba: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2 Trb].
Regna terrae: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Magnificat Sexti Toni: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Magnificat Octavi Toni: ChI SATB [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb]. (with sinfonias in the “Magnificat” and “Esurientes” sections having the instrumentation: ChI T, [Ctto, 2VaBr o 2VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII [Ctto, V, 2Trb]. )
Fit porta Christi Prima pars: ChI SSA, [ Ctto, 2VaBr o 2VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SAQTB, [Ctto, V, 3Trb].
Genus superni Secunda pars: ChI SSA, [Ctto, 2VaBr o 2VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SAQTB, [Ctto, V, 3Trb].
Honor matris Tertia pars: ChI SSAT, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SAQTB, [Ctto, V, 3Trb].
Haec dies: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Salve Regina à 16: Ch I&III SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII&IV SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
A preface by the printer Vincenti explains “the will of the author”: “the first choir is to consist of four principal parts with a soprano and a castrato or pleasant falsetto, accompanied by a body of diverse stringed instruments such as viole da braccia or da gamba, a large harp, a lirone, or other similar instruments as are common today, especially at the Bavarian court; indeed His Serene Highness has examples of every kind of instrument of this sort, as well as men of exquisite excellence. Moreover, where the letter V. is found, the voice should sing; at the word Sinfonia the instruments should play, and at the letter T. the voices and instruments should play together. The second choir should, like the first, also consist of the same voices, but of different instruments. For, if in the first are found plucked instruments or strings, in the second should be placed wind instruments, such as cornetts and trombones, and pleasingly tempered by a violin playing the contralto part an octave above. In this same way in the first choir a cornett playing the same part, if it is a choir of viols, is such a different instrument that by following these instructions one will be assured of obtaining lovely and delightful harmony.”
PLW, The Early Trombone :
Preparate corda vestra Domino: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Isti sunt: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Clama ne cesses quasi turba: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Regna terrae: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Magnificat Sexti Toni: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Magnificat Octavi Toni: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org Sinfonia in ‘Esurientes’: ChI T, atb [3VaB/3VaG]; ChII satb [Ctto, 3Trb]; Org
Fit porta Christi Prima pars: ChI SSA, 3VaB/3VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATTB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 4Trb; Org
Genus superni Secunda pars: ChI SSA, 3VaB/3VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATTB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 4Trb; Org
Honor matris Tertia pars: ChI SSAT, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATTB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 4Trb; Org
Haec dies: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Salve Regina à 16: ChI SATB; ChII SATB; ChIII SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChIV SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Remarks: The instrumentations suggested above in square brackets are based on the performance instructions in the
preface headed Lo Stampatore a Benigni Lettori (The Printer to the Benign Reader), the text of which is nearly
identical to that in Borlasca’s Cantica divae (see above).
The works contain numerous V and T marks, whereas the Mass that opens this print lacks such markings.
Sinfonia indications are found only in the second Magnificat, in which only the ChI tenor part is texted. The
instrumentation of Salve Regina à 16 has been made to correspond to that recommended for the sixteen-part
Magnificats in the Cantica divae (see above).
Preparate corda vestra Domino: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Isti sunt: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Clama ne cesses quasi turba: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2 Trb].
Regna terrae: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Magnificat Sexti Toni: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Magnificat Octavi Toni: ChI SATB [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb]. (with sinfonias in the “Magnificat” and “Esurientes” sections having the instrumentation: ChI T, [Ctto, 2VaBr o 2VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII [Ctto, V, 2Trb]. )
Fit porta Christi Prima pars: ChI SSA, [ Ctto, 2VaBr o 2VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SAQTB, [Ctto, V, 3Trb].
Genus superni Secunda pars: ChI SSA, [Ctto, 2VaBr o 2VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SAQTB, [Ctto, V, 3Trb].
Honor matris Tertia pars: ChI SSAT, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SAQTB, [Ctto, V, 3Trb].
Haec dies: ChI SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
Salve Regina à 16: Ch I&III SATB, [Ctto, 3VaBr o 3VaG, Hp, Lirone, etc.]; ChII&IV SATB, [Ctto, V, 2Trb].
A preface by the printer Vincenti explains “the will of the author”: “the first choir is to consist of four principal parts with a soprano and a castrato or pleasant falsetto, accompanied by a body of diverse stringed instruments such as viole da braccia or da gamba, a large harp, a lirone, or other similar instruments as are common today, especially at the Bavarian court; indeed His Serene Highness has examples of every kind of instrument of this sort, as well as men of exquisite excellence. Moreover, where the letter V. is found, the voice should sing; at the word Sinfonia the instruments should play, and at the letter T. the voices and instruments should play together. The second choir should, like the first, also consist of the same voices, but of different instruments. For, if in the first are found plucked instruments or strings, in the second should be placed wind instruments, such as cornetts and trombones, and pleasingly tempered by a violin playing the contralto part an octave above. In this same way in the first choir a cornett playing the same part, if it is a choir of viols, is such a different instrument that by following these instructions one will be assured of obtaining lovely and delightful harmony.”
PLW, The Early Trombone :
Preparate corda vestra Domino: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Isti sunt: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Clama ne cesses quasi turba: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Regna terrae: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Magnificat Sexti Toni: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Magnificat Octavi Toni: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org Sinfonia in ‘Esurientes’: ChI T, atb [3VaB/3VaG]; ChII satb [Ctto, 3Trb]; Org
Fit porta Christi Prima pars: ChI SSA, 3VaB/3VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATTB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 4Trb; Org
Genus superni Secunda pars: ChI SSA, 3VaB/3VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATTB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 4Trb; Org
Honor matris Tertia pars: ChI SSAT, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATTB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 4Trb; Org
Haec dies: ChI SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChII SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Salve Regina à 16: ChI SATB; ChII SATB; ChIII SATB, 4VaB/4VaG, Ctto all’ottava alta del contralto, Hp, Lirone; ChIV SATB, Vn all’ottava alta del contralto, Ctto, 3Trb; Org
Remarks: The instrumentations suggested above in square brackets are based on the performance instructions in the
preface headed Lo Stampatore a Benigni Lettori (The Printer to the Benign Reader), the text of which is nearly
identical to that in Borlasca’s Cantica divae (see above).
The works contain numerous V and T marks, whereas the Mass that opens this print lacks such markings.
Sinfonia indications are found only in the second Magnificat, in which only the ChI tenor part is texted. The
instrumentation of Salve Regina à 16 has been made to correspond to that recommended for the sixteen-part
Magnificats in the Cantica divae (see above).
Bibliography
COLLVER, Michael ; DICKEY, Bruce, A Catalog of Music for the Cornett. Bloomington: IUP, 1996. (Vocal Music Specifying Cornett)
PEARSE, Linda ; LEONARD, Charlotte A. ; WEINER, Howard T, The Early Trombone : a Catalog of Music. Turnhout: Brepols, 2023. (Vocal Music)
PEARSE, Linda ; LEONARD, Charlotte A. ; WEINER, Howard T, The Early Trombone : a Catalog of Music. Turnhout: Brepols, 2023. (Vocal Music)