Manuscript musical settings for 5 voices. Altus part only. Italian, first half of the 17th century

by Vocal Music - Sacred - Early 17th Century

$950 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

Large oblong octavo ca. 186 x 257 mm. . Notated on six 5-line rastrum-ruled staves in black ink on both sides of a single leaf.Some light foxing and staining; edges worn, with tears resulting in minor loss of music. The music on the recto Et in terra pax hominibus and Qui tollis peccata mundi is composed in a somewhat chant-like style, mostly syllabic with only occasional miniature melismas. The music on the verso two settings of

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