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Juan Bautista Comes
Masses
Edited by Greta J. Olson
| Part 1: Masses for One and Two Choirs |
B 95
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ISBN 0-89579-427-6 |
(1999) xx+133 pp. |
$70.00 |
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ISBN 978-0-89579-427-7
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| Part 2: Masses for Three Choirs |
B 96
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ISBN 0-89579-428-4 |
(1999) vi+200 pp. |
$75.00 |
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ISBN 978-0-89579-428-4
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Juan Bautista Comes (ca. 1582–1643), famed for his polychoral
devotional and liturgical compositions, held positions at both the Royal
Chapel in Madrid and at cathedrals and churches in Valencia and Lerida.
Although he may have written as many as eight Masses, this edition presents
the extant complete masses by Comes for one, two, and three choirs. Included
are his Misa Exsultet caelum, Misa Iste confessor, Misa que fertil que
es el ano, Misa ad instar praelii constructa and finally the Misa
de tres contrabajos. These works demonstrate changes in texture, harmony,
and borrowed materials which are representative of both Comes and his Iberian
contemporaries. In these Masses, Comes handles the pacing, balance, motivic
plasticity, and varied sound color deftly, and at times, dramatically.
Music Sample (B95) Music
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