• Merulo, Claudio : Ricercari da cantare a quattro voci. Libro Secondo (Venezia 1607) Intabulated and Diminished for Organ

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Claudio Merulo

Ricercari da cantare a quattro voci. Libro Secondo (Venezia 1607) Intabulated and Diminished for Organ

  • Editor: Francesco Tasini
  • Publisher: Ut Orpheus
  • Code: HS 313
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In dealing with the diminution of the 21 Ricercari contained in the Libro secondo, I decided, out of respect for Merulo’s original, to keep throughout the voices as they appear, thus deliberately refraining from the possible and momentary suspension of a line that could have given space to the coloratura of another voice.
Furthermore, I did not strictly adhere to the tablature ‘rules’ set out by Diruta and exemplified in the numerous printed versions of the time, limiting myself to indicating the distribution of the parts between the two hands in a non-rigorous way, always to avoid invalidating a clear reading of the movement of the voices.
The action of diminution is not limited to the replacement of long notes with passages of short notes respectively corresponding in duration, but also includes a rhetorical game between the parts, through syncopes, rests before an entry, changes of register, slurs and diversified repercussions and other expedients, in order to achieve an underlying movement and the arpeggio effects typical of the organ, modelled on many passages recognizable in the two books of Toccate by Merulo.
(Francesco Tasini)

Author: Claudio Merulo (1533-1604)

Editor: Francesco Tasini

Publication Date: 11/22/2021

Pages: pp. 256

Size: 230x310 mm

Binding: Paperback (Soft Cover)

ISMN: 979-0-2153-2730-6

Code: HS 313

Organists’ Review (March 2023)
... The layout is very clear and print quality excellent, although beaming sometimes feels a little inconsistent and unfamiliar to the modern player. This is an expensive volume, but would be very welcome for those with a suitable instrument on which to perform this music. (Claire Kitay)