Nicola Porpora - Vespers for the Feast of the Assumption A Reconstruction of the 1744 Service at the Ospedaletto in Venice |
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| Composed by:
| Porpora, Nicola |
| Editor:
| Markstrom, Kurt |
| Series title: | Collegium Musicum Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89579-818-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | A-R Editions
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $360.00 |
Book Description:
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This edition recreates Porpora's vespers music for the feast of the Assumption in 1744 at the Ospedaletto in Venice by bringing together his settings of the five psalms of the Marian cursus and the Magnificat canticle, along with two settings of the Marian antiphon Salve Regina. Its scoring for an all-female choir consisting of divided sopranos and altos¿the typical choral forces employed in the ospedali at this time¿makes it a rare specimen of liturgical music composed expressly for...
More DescriptionThis edition recreates Porpora's vespers music for the feast of the Assumption in 1744 at the Ospedaletto in Venice by bringing together his settings of the five psalms of the Marian cursus and the Magnificat canticle, along with two settings of the Marian antiphon Salve Regina. Its scoring for an all-female choir consisting of divided sopranos and altos¿the typical choral forces employed in the ospedali at this time¿makes it a rare specimen of liturgical music composed expressly for the Venetian figliole. http://www.areditions.com/porpora-vespers-for-the-feast-of-the-assumption-y2-021.html