Giovanni Battista Bassani: Op. 8, Metri Sacri Resi Armonici
'Bassani's Songs Scord', i.e. Metri sacri resi armonici in motetti a voce sola con violini... da Gio. Battista Bassani... opera ottava scored from part books published in Bologna (1690), for which see Richard Haselbach, Giovanni Battista Bassani. Werkkatalog, diss. Zürich, 1954, p. 29. 12 motets: 4 for Soprano, 4 for Alto and 4 for Bass with accompaniment of 2 violins and continuo. Score written by one variable hand, early 18th cent., possibly Henry Aldrich (1648-1710).
Dates
- Creation: early 18th cent.
Extent
80 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. d. 207].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. d. 207
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16721
Abstract
Score of Giovanni Battista Bassani's Op. 8, 'Metri Sacri Resi Armonici', early 18th cent.
Biographical / Historical
Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650-1716) was a composer, violinist and organist. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Other Finding Aids
RISM 800226849
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1939.
Physical Facet
Calf binding with red leather label lettered in gold. Label on spine '254' with a line and '2' beneath it.
Subject
- Title
- Giovanni Battista Bassani: Op. 8, Metri Sacri Resi Armonici
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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