VOCAL MUSIC

This catalogue follows the same principles as the one on instrumental music which was issued in 2002 and of which a completely revised and updated version is in preparation: it tries to link information on the sources (manuscripts and early printed editions) to all currently available modern editions, not only of the calibre of the opera omnia, but also all those practical ones of more modest scope. However, in the vocal section manuscripts hold much more the spotlight, as all music up to about 1500 has come down to us in hand-written form; only since the 1530s-1540s the printing presses flooded the market with editions for a much larger public than before.

Please read the complete explanatory introduction to our catalogue of vocal music here.

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( Sections in bold already available as per 1 January 2006)

MIDDLE AGES

SACRED MONOPHONY (M1)
- A. Manuscripts:
  - I. 10th and 11th Centuries
  - II. 11th and 12th Centuries
  - III. Laude (13th-14th cent.)
  - IV. 14th Century
- B. Modern Collections
- C. Composers A - Z
SECULAR MONOPHONY
- A. Troubadours (M2):
  - I. Manuscripts
  - II. Composers A - Z
- B. Trouvères (M3):
  - I. Sources
  - II. List of Songs:
    - a. on Tischler numbers
    - b. alphabetical list of titles
  - III. Editions
- C. Lais before 1300 (M4):
- D. Minnesinger & Early Meistersinger (M5):
  - I. Musical sources
  - II. Editions:
- E. French 14th-century Music (M6)
- (F. Latin Cunductus (M7)) not yet available
SACRED POLYPHONY (M8)
- I. Manuscripts
  - A. Before 1300:
    - a) Early Polyphony (Winchester; St. Martial; Codex Calixtinus)
    - b) The School of Notre Dame (organum and conductus)
    - c) The 13th-century Motet
  - B. The 14th Century (1300-1420):
    - a) The Ars Nova in France
    - b) The Cypriot-French Repertory
    - c) The Italian Ars Nova
    - d) The Mannerist Style of the late 14th century
    - e) English Polyphony
- II. Modern Collections
- III. Composers A - Z
SECULAR POLYPHONY (M9)
- I. Manuscripts
  - A. The 13th-century Motet
  - B. The 14th Century (1300-1420)
    - a) The Ars Nova in France
    - b) The Italian Ars Nova
    - c) The Mannerist Style of the late 14th century
    - d) English Polyphony
- II. Modern Collections
- III. Composers A - Z

RENAISSANCE

MONOPHONY

I. Sacred Monophony (R1)
- A. Early Prints & Manuscripts
- B. Modern Collections
- C. Composers A - Z
II. Secular Monophony (R2)
- A. Manuscripts & Early Prints
- B. Modern Collections
- C. Composers A - Z

POLYPHONY

The Early Renaissance, 1420-1490
- I. Sacred Polyphony (R3):
- II. Secular Polyphony (R4):
The High Renaissance, 1490-1560
- I. Sacred Polyphony (R5):
- II. Secular Polyphony (R6):
The Late Renaissance, 1560-1600
- I. Sacred Polyphony (R7):
- II. Secular Polyphony (R8):

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

I. One voice with(out) bc
- A. Sacred Music (S1)
- B. Secular Music (S2)
II. Two voices with(out) bc
- A. Sacred Music (S3)
- B. Secular Music (S4)
III. Three and more voices with(out) bc
- A. Sacred Music (S5)
- B. Secular Music (S6)
IV. One voice with instruments
- A. Sacred Music (S7)
- B. Secular Music (S8)
V. Two and more voices with instruments
- A. Sacred Music (S9)
- B. Secular Music (S10)
  - A. Modern Collections
  - B. Composers A - Z
VI. Choir a cappella (S11)
VII. Choir with instruments (S12)
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
VIII. Soloists, choir with instruments (S13)
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
IX. Oratorios & Passions (S14)
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
X. Operas, Theatre Music, Court Entertainments (S15)
- A. Early Prints
- B. Modern Collections
- C. Composers A-Z

EIGHTTEENTH CENTURY

I. One voice with(out) bc:
- A. Sacred Music (E1)
- B. Secular Music (E2)
Ia. One & two voices with obl. keyboard instrument (E2a)
II. Two voices with(out) bc:
- A. Sacred Music (E3)
- B. Secular Music (E4)
III. Three and more voices with(out) bc:
- A. Sacred Music (E5)
- B. Secular Music (E6)
IV. One voice with instruments:
- A. Sacred Music (E7)
  - a. Collections
  - b. Composers A - Z
- B. Secular Music (E8)
V. Two and more voices with instruments
- A. Sacred Music (E9)
- B. Secular Music (E10)
  - A. Modern Collections
  - B. Composers A - Z
VI. Choir a cappella (E11):
VII. Choir with instruments (E12):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
VIII. Soloists, choir with instruments (E13):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
IX. Oratorios (incl. Passions) (E14)
- A. Composers A-Z
X. Operas, Theatre Music, Court Entertainments (E15)
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z

EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY

I. One voice with(out) piano (N1):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
II. Two and more voices with(out) piano/organ (N2):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
III. One voice with instruments (N3):
- A. Composers A-Z
IV. Two and more voices with instruments (N4):
- A. Composers A-Z
V. Sacred music for choir with(out) instruments (N5):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
VI. Choir with instruments (N6):
- A. Composers A-Z
VII. Soloists, choir & instruments (N7):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
VIII. Operas & Theatre music (N8):
- A. Collections
- B. Composers A-Z
IX. Oratorios (N9):
- A. Composers A-Z