The iUniversity
Section Two
The Sacred Music of the Renaissance
The sacred music of the 16th Century is among the most important music created in Europe during any period. It is from the works of the masters of the Renaissance that we can learn to create music based on pure, harmonic concord. When I first discovered this amazing music in 1971, I set out on a personal course of discovery. Supported by the music librarian at a large state university who told me that “no one else cares about this music”, I was able to take volumes of rare music out of the library to a friend’s office where I copied hundreds of pages every week. I then began transcribing this music from its archaic notation into modern “closed staff” notation with the intention of one day re-publishing this rare music.
I was discovering music of astounding beauty… music that had been forgotten in a world each day growing more accepting of discords, noise, over-emphasis on rhythmic beat, and ugliness as a fashion statement. I continued creating my transcriptions of this extremely important music, but without any real hope of re-publishing, as during those days, getting music out into the world in book form was an expensive and complex task. I continued with this project until the end of the 20th century. Now, with internet publishing a reality, all my work will not have been in vain. (Don Robertson)
Scores and Study Scores (2011 Series)
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The Last Page
MC-001 – The Glory of the Renaissance – Music by Lassus, Gallus, Victoria, Palestrina, and Gabrieli
MC-002 – The Music of Tomas Luis de Victoria – Hymns, motets, and sequences
MC-003 – Masterworks of Josquin des Pres – Six motets, including the seven-part “Vultum tuum”
MC-004 – Ave Maria – Music dedicated to Mary – Gregorian chant and polyphony
MC-005 – Music for Holy Week – Great music by Palestrina and Victoria
MC-006 – Sacred Music for Good Friday – Palestrina setting of the afternoon service plus Viadana and Victoria.
MC-007 – The Divine Office – Vespers and compline in falsobordon style
MC-008 – Analyzing Renaissance Sacred Music (multi-color outlining shows melodic techniques)
MC-009 – Masterworks of Renaissance Choral Music – Volume 1 – Palestrina, Gallus, Josquin, and Gabrielli
MC-010 – Masterworks of Renaissance Choral Music – Volume 2 – Music of Tomas Luis de Victoria
MC-011 – Sixteen Palestrina Offertories (multi-color outlining shows melodic techniques)
Scores (2016 Series)
Motets, Litanies, Psalms, and Sacred Madrigals
MC-001 – The Song of Songs (140 Pages)
Palestrina, Lasso, and Victoria
MC-002 – Sacred Madrigals (180 Pages)
Palestrina and Lasso
MC-003 – The Palestrina Offertories (270 Pages)
MC-004 – The Litany Book (325 Pages)
MC-005 – Three- and Four-Part Motets (264 Pages)
Josquin, Non Papa, Aichinger, Hassler,
Tallis, Byrd, Viadana, Palestrina, Nanino,
Ingegneri, Lasso, Gallus, Morales, and Victoria
MC-006 – Five-Part Motets (315 Pages)
Josquin, Gombert, Hassler, Non Pata, Tallis,
Byrd, Gallus, Palestrina, Morales, Victoria,
Lasso, and Gesualdo
MC-007 – Six- and Seven-Part Motets (180 Pages)
Josquin, Morales, Gallus, Palestrina, Lassus,
Byrd, Victoria, and Palestrina
MC-008 – Sacred Music for Multiple Choirs Volume 1 (240 pages)
Gallus, Aichinger, Hassler, de Monee, Nanino,
and Bassano
MC-009 – Sacred Music for Multiple Choirs Volume 2 (210 pages)
Giovanni da Palestrina
MC-010 – Sacred Music for Multiple Choirs Volume 3 (235 pages)
Hassler, Ingegneri, Gallus, Victoria, Gabrieli, and
Striggio
Vespers and Compline Services
MC-101 – Volume 1 – The Divine Office Falsobourdone Style (320 Pages)
Victoria, Lasso, Tallis, Josquin, Lasso, Zachariis,
Gastoldi, Viadana, Antegnati, Demantius, Anon,
Hassler, Gabrieli, and Palestrina
MC-102 – Volume 2 – The Psalmody Book Part One – Tones 1-5 (205 pages)
Bernabei, Zachariis, Viadana, Victoria, Lasso,
Ortiz, Anon, Turino, Guerrero, Nanino, and
Anerio
MC-103 – Volume 3 – The Psalmody Book Part Two – Tones 6-9 (215 Pages)
Bernabei, Zachariis, Viadana, Victoria, Lasso,
Ortiz, Anon, Turino, Guerrero, Nanino, and
Anerio
MC-104 – Volume 4 – Vesper Psalms – Full Settings (210 Pages)
Pitoni, Victoria, Lasso, Nanino, Anon, Giovanneli,
Willaert, Palestrina, Hassler, Fux, Asola, Gabrieli,
and Benevoli
MC-105 – Volume 5 – The Magnificat Book – Tones 1 and 2 (225 Pages approx)
Palestrina, Agricola, Fevin, Morales, Bernardi,
Palestrina, Lasso, Viadana, Non Papa, Victoria,
Soriano, Gombert, and Anerio
MC-106 – Volume 6 – The Magnificat Book – Tones 3, 4, and 5 (214 Pages approx)
Palestrina, Soriano, Morales, Victoria, Lasso,
Croce, Soriano, Ortiz, Hassler, and Festa
MC-107 – Volume 7 – The Magnificat Book – Tones 6, 7, and 8 (212 Pages approx)
Victoria, Soriano, Gombert, Lasso, Festa,
Palestrina, Viadana, Marenzio, Morales,
Soriano, and Hassler
MC-108 – Volume 8 – Twelve Gregorian Hymns with Alternating Polyphonic Settings Part 1 (230 Pages)
Palestrina, Victoria, Lasso, Asola, Ortiz, Josquin,
Guererro, Soriano, Anerio, Hassler, Byrd, and
Maior
MC-109 – Volume 9 – Twelve Gregorian Hymns with Alternating Polyphonic Settings Part 2 (240 Pages)
Agricola, Palestrina, Victoria, Guererro, Lasso,
Carpentras, Byrd, Vecchi, Anon, and Asola
MC-110 – Volume 10 – The Four Marian Antiphons Part 1 (230 pages)
Aichinger, Josquin, Anerio, Guerrero, Byrd,
Bernabei, Morales, Palestrina, Porta, Soriano,
and Lasso, and Gombert
MC-111 – Volume 11 – The Four Marian Antiphons Part 2 (350 Pages)
Willaert, Byrd, Aichinger, Guerrero, Morales,
Anerio, Gombert, Ortiz, Palestrina, Soriano,
Porta, Lasso, White, Victoria, Josquin, Gabrieli,
and Bassano, and Fux
The Mass
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MC-201 – Volume 1 – Masses in Four Parts (240 Pages)
Josquin, Morales, Palestrina, Byrd. Lasso,
Victoria, and Hassler
MC-202 – Volume 2 – Masses in Five and Six Parts (200 pages)
Lasso, Gallus, Palestrina, and Victoria
MC-203 – Volume 3 – Six Great Six-Part Masses by Palestrina (200 Pages)
MC-204 – Volume 4 – The Requiem Mass (220 Pages)
Morales, Victoria, Lasso, Asola, Palestrina,
and Bernardi
MC-205 – Volume 5 – Multiple Choir Masses (260 pages)
Gallus, Gabrieli, Victoria, and Palestrina
Holy Week
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MC-301 – Holy Week Volume 1 – Palm Sunday (360 Pages)
Victoria, Palestrina, Lasso, Zachariis, Turino,
and Viadana (full services include chant)
MC-302 – Holy Week Volume 2 – Maundy Thursday and Holy Saturday Matins (300 Pages)
Palestrina, Lasso, Viadana, Victoria, Gallus,
Anerio, and Gesualdo (full services
include chant)
MC-303 – Holy Week Volume 3 – Good Friday Matins and Afternoon Service (320 Pages)
Asola, Victoria, Palestrina, Allegri, Pitoni,
and Viadana (full services include chant)
MC-304 – Holy Week Volume 4 – Maundy Thursday Lamentations plus Miserere Settings (300+ Pages)
White, Gallus, Palestrina, Lasso, Victoria,
Allegri, Dentrice, Nanino, Viadana, Festa,
and Turini (full services include chant)
MC-305 – Holy Week Volume 5 – Good Friday and Holy Saturday Lamentations (360 Pages)
Gallus, Palestrina, Lasso, Victoria, Byrd,
and Nanino (full services include chant)
MC-306 – Holy Week Volume 6 – Lamentations From the First Half of the 16th Century (230 Pages)
Penalosa, Fevin, Carpentras, Tallis, and Morales
MC-307 – Holy Week Volume 7 – Lamentations for Non-Specified Days plus Music for Easter (342 Pages)
Tinctoris, Agricola, Festa, Morales, Arcadelt,
Gallus, Victoria, Lasso, Byrd Josquin, Palestrina,
and Viadana (Easter service includes the chant)
MC-308 – Holy Week Volume 8 – Holy Week Settings (ca. 300 Pages)
Gallus, de la Rue, Soriano, Palestrina, Victoria,
Bernabei, Lasso, Agostini, Aichinger, Anerio,
Anon, Asola Non Papa, Rosselli, Ruffo, Viadana,
Nanino, Trombetti, Venturi, Asola, Comes,
and Villanueva
MC-309 – Holy Week Volume 9 – Responsories (270 Pages)
Gregorian Chant, Croce, Ingegneri, Lasso,
Viadana, Victoria, Zoilo, Ferraro, Pacchioni,
Anon, Weerbeke, Aretino, Baroltius, Presenti,
Gallus, and Gesualdo
Matins
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MC-401 – Christmas Matins with Both Polyphonic Music and Chant (200 Pages)
Gregorian Chant, Gombert, Nanino, Porta, Lasso,
Anon, Palestrina, Victoria, Asola, Gabrieli,
Bassano, Guerrero, Hassler, Morales, Aichinger,
and Anerio
Long-Play Records
Sacred Music of Palestrina
The Dessoff Choirs
Missa de Beata Virgine & 3 Motets
Spandauer Kantorei
The Song of Songs
Prague Madrigal Choir
Officium Hebdomadæ Sanctæ
Recorded in Madrid, Spain
Missa Quarti Toni & 6 Motets
The Philippe Caillard Vocal Ensemble
Missa Pro Defunctis & Magnificat
Choral Academy of Lecco, Italy
Compact Discs
Palestrina - Officium Tenebrarum
Cori Spezzati – Olivier Opdebeeck
Champeaux label
Victoria - Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae
Ensemble Vocal Jean-Paul Gipon
Champeaux – JADE label
Lassus - Officium Tenebrarum
Ensemble Vocal Jean-Paul Gipon
Champeaux label – JADE label
Jacobus Gallus/Handl - Lamentations
Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno, Petr Fiala
Supraphon label
Study Scores
Study Scores in Closed Notation
MX-001 – Study Scores in Closed Notation (240 pages)
Gregorian Chant, Palestrina, Anerio, Lasso,
Victoria, Palestrina, Josquin, Viadana, Zoilo,
Gallus, and Gabrieli
Analyzing Renaissance Sacred Music
MX-002 – Analyzing Renaissance Sacred Music
Palestrina, Josquin, Victoria, and Willaert
Analyzing Sixteen Offertories - Chant and Palestrina
Analyzing Sixteen Offertories - Chant and Palestrina
MX-003 – Analyzing Sixteen Offertories
Book Reprints (2016 Series)
BC-001 – Counterpoint – The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteen Century by Knud Jeppesen
BC-002 – Merritt – 16th Century Polyphony
BC-003 – The Holy Week Book
BC-004 – Raffaele Casimiri – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
BC-005 – Carolus Proeske – Musica Divina