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===Individual movements===
===Individual movements===
*See the Description below for links to individual movements.
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of 1610)''<br>
{{Composer|Claudio Monteverdi}}
{{Voicing|8|SSAATTBB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Motets|Vespers}}
{{Language|Latin}}
{{Instruments|Mixed ensemble}}: cornetts 1 & 2 (or D trumpets) &bull; cornett 3 (or B flat cornet/trumpet) &bull; trombones 1 & 2 &bull; trombone 3 (Bass in F; or bass in G if low C played in falsett) &bull; violins 1 & 2 &bull; violas 1 & 2 &bull; cellos 1 & 2 &bull; organ and optionally other continuo &bull; recorders 1 & 2 (short passages ideally played by other instrumentalists or singers)<br>
'''Published:''' ''[[Messa e Vespro della Beata Vergine (Claudio Monteverdi)|Messa e Vespro della Beata Vergine]]'', 1610
'''Description:'''
The work comprises the following pieces presented in this order.
The work comprises the following pieces presented in this order.
# [[Domine ad adiuvandum (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Deus in adjutorium/Domine ad adjuvandum'']] (intonation & response); SSATTB
# [[Domine ad adiuvandum (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Deus in adjutorium/Domine ad adjuvandum'']] (intonation & response); SSATTB
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# [[Ave maris stella (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Ave maris stella'']] (hymn); soli & SATB-SATB
# [[Ave maris stella (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Ave maris stella'']] (hymn); soli & SATB-SATB
# [[Magnificat a 7 voci (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Magnificat a 7'']]; multi-section with various soli & SSATTBB [ [[Magnificat a 6 voci (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Magnificat a 6'']]: SSATTB ]
# [[Magnificat a 7 voci (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Magnificat a 7'']]; multi-section with various soli & SSATTBB [ [[Magnificat a 6 voci (Claudio Monteverdi)|''Magnificat a 6'']]: SSATTB ]
(click on the links above to see other editions of these separate works)
 
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of 1610)''<br>
{{Composer|Claudio Monteverdi}}
 
{{Voicing|8|SSAATTBB}}<br>
{{Genre|Sacred|Motets|Vespers}}
{{Language|Latin}}
{{Instruments|Mixed ensemble}}: cornetts 1 & 2 (or D trumpets) &bull; cornett 3 (or B flat cornet/trumpet) &bull; trombones 1 & 2 &bull; trombone 3 (Bass in F; or bass in G if low C played in falsett) &bull; violins 1 & 2 &bull; violas 1 & 2 &bull; cellos 1 & 2 &bull; organ and optionally other continuo &bull; recorders 1 & 2 (short passages ideally played by other instrumentalists or singers)<br>
'''Published:''' ''[[Messa e Vespro della Beata Vergine (Claudio Monteverdi)|Messa e Vespro della Beata Vergine]]'', 1610
 
'''Description:'''


'''External websites:'''
'''External websites:'''

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Complete edition

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Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2009-11-30).   Score information: A4, 138 pages, 1.48 MB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Complete performing edition including 7-part Magnificat but excluding 6-part alternative. Edition based on the 1610 part-books but in modern clefs and notation; barring by the editor, not taken from other editions. Continuo realization included (Monteverdi's bass plus mainly chordal right-hand; continuo requires organ; optional harpsichord suggestions given in short-score; some bassus generalis passages are also given to cello 1 or 2 or to trombone 3). Instrumental parts included for all the psalms. Lauda & Magnificat transposed down a 4th from apparent pitch. Opening intonation included. No antiphons included.
Available scores & parts:
Vocal Score (140 pages including covers)
Full Score in two parts (nos. 1-10, 144 pages; nos. 11-13, 60 pages)
Parts for 12 instruments (11 to 16 pages per part)
Short Score for continuo use (100 pages including covers)
Words & translation also available for inclusion in vocal scores or programmes (4 pages, reducible to A5)

Individual movements

The work comprises the following pieces presented in this order.

  1. Deus in adjutorium/Domine ad adjuvandum (intonation & response); SSATTB
  2. Dixit Dominus (psalm 109/110); SSATTB
  3. Nigra sum (motet); tenor solo
  4. Laudate pueri (psalm 112/113); SSAATTBB
  5. Pulchra es (motet): soprano duet
  6. Lætatus sum (psalm 121/122); SSATTB
  7. Duo Seraphim clamabant (motet); tenor duet, tenor trio
  8. Nisi Dominus (psalm 126/127); SATTB-SATTB
  9. Audi cœlum (motet); tenor duet, SSATTB
  10. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (psalm 147); SAB-T-SAB
  11. Sonata sopra Sancta Maria ora pro nobis (instrumental + soprano); soprano semi-chorus
  12. Ave maris stella (hymn); soli & SATB-SATB
  13. Magnificat a 7; multi-section with various soli & SSATTBB [ Magnificat a 6: SSATTB ]

General Information

Title: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of 1610)
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SSAATTBB

Genre: SacredMotetVespers

Language: Latin
Instruments: Mixed ensemble

cornetts 1 & 2 (or D trumpets) • cornett 3 (or B flat cornet/trumpet) • trombones 1 & 2 • trombone 3 (Bass in F; or bass in G if low C played in falsett) • violins 1 & 2 • violas 1 & 2 • cellos 1 & 2 • organ and optionally other continuo • recorders 1 & 2 (short passages ideally played by other instrumentalists or singers)

Published: Messa e Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610

Description:

External websites:

Original text and translations

See individual movements for texts and translations.