nymph1234--
Thanks for your clarification. Here is a link to the page of the
website of King's Music," the publisher of editions of much "early
music," that includes the Grandi motet you are seeking:
King's Music Catalogue: 17th-Century Songs & Duets - 'Monteverdi to
Purcell'
http://www.kings-music.co.uk/catalogue/17c_songs.htm
The site describes its editions as follows:
"All songs are printed as closely to the original as possible, though
have modern clefs and regular bar-lines. The bass accompaniments are
not realised, but editorial figuring is added and some items include a
one-page guide to accompaniment. Texts are printed separately with
English translations and there are brief editorial commentaries."
The page linked above contains a direct link to the "ordering and
payment" page of the site.
Additional Site:
A baroque music website discusses the Grandi motet in the larger
context of early 17th century music. As the author puts it:
"An example [of quasi recitative] is Alessandro Grandi’s (1586-1630) O
quam tu pulchra es (1625). This is a concerto with vocal music text
from the Song of Songs in the Bible. It repeatedly used the term, O
quam tu pulchra es. This served as a ritornello. The music alternated
between free, quasi-recitative style, and passages in triple meter.
This piece is a very emotional one. It brings out erotic desire
through the use of monody linked to an erotic text."
Search Strategy:
I first employed a Google search using the following terms in order to
get information on the composer and his works and to determine which
narrower searches would be most effective:
"alessandro grandi" motets
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22alessandro+grandi%22+motets&btnG=Google+Search
This confirmed that the name of motet you are seeking was precisely
correct, and I found the information on the publisher with a search on
the name of the work:
"o quam tu pulchra es"
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=%22o+quam+tu+pulchra+es%22
I am pleased to have been able to give a you a prompt, complete
response to your question. I am confident that this information will
give you convenient and inexpensive access to the score of the motet.
King's Music, which is also the publisher of "Early Music Review," is
very reputable. If you have any problem with ordering the item from
King's Music, please let me know with a clarification request, and I
am quite hopeful that I can find an alternative source with some
effort.
markj-ga |
