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Donated in the late fifteenth century to the papal choir, the musical manuscript Cappella Sistina14 reflects a new style of mass composition used by some of the era’s most noted composers. Masses for the Sistine Chapel makes the complete contents of the Cappella Sistina14—held in the Vatican Library—available for the first time. Featuring fifteen masses and four mass fragments, this volume includes works by such composers as Guillaume Du Fay, Johannes Ockeghem, and Antoine Busnoys. In a comprehensive introduction and critical commentary on each work, Richard Sherr places the choirbook in its historical context, describing its physical makeup as well as the repertory. Sherr’s critical edition of this celebrated manuscript finally provides the insight necessary to inform future performances and recordings of its influential contents.

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Author:   Richard Sherr
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 2.50cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 3.80cm
Weight:   2.126kg
ISBN:  

9780226752594

ISBN 10:   0226752593
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   15 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Richard Sherr is the Caroline L. Wall '27 Professor of Music at Smith College.

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