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Willaert - first ricercar from Musica Nova – Venice 1540.

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This is the first of many important ricercars clearly written for organ but neglected simply because they were originally printed in part-books, the only way of printing contrapuntal music at the time. Not before the 17th century were such ricercars printed in open score in Venice. The problem with the Italian keyboard-notation known as intavolatura was that it made no attempt to clarify part-writing; it was used for ricercars only when they were embellished.

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Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali in partitura a quattro utili per sonatori, Venice 1635

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Edition in open score (modern clefs) by CS for Armelin Musica, Padua 1997

Girolamo Frescobaldi: Mottetti a 1, 2 e 3, Rome 1626, 1618, 1621, 1625 & 1627

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containing all the pieces from Frescobaldi's Liber Secundus Sacrarum Modulationum, Rome 1627, that have survived complete (one of the 4 voice part-books is lost) ed. CS for G. Zanibon, Padua 1986, in the series Capolavori Musicali dei secoli xvii e xviii: General editor: Kenneth Gilbert

Giovanni de Macque: Ricercari (MS Florence)

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ed. CS - G. Zanibon, Padua 1986, in the series Capolavori Musicali dei secoli xvii e xviii: General editor: Kenneth Gilbert

Ascanio Mayone: Diversi Capricci per Sonare I & II, Naples 1603, 1609

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ed. CS for G. Zanibon, Padua 1981-2, in the series Capolavori Musicali dei secoli xvii e xviii: General editor: Kenneth Gilbert

Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke III

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Il Secondo Libro di Toccate, Canzone, Versi d’Hinni, Magnificat, Gagliarde, Correnti et altre Partite (Rom, Borboni, 1627, 1637)

Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke II - Capricci

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Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke II - Capricci, published by Bärenreiter

Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke I.2

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Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke I.2 published by Bärenreiter

Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke I.1

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Frescobaldi Orgel- und Clavierwerke I.1 published by Bärenreiter