This is an interesting piece. I seem to remember that it actually expands to 60 parts in the Agnus dei. Lots of static harmony and chordal arpeggiation.
Chris Christopher Wilke Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer www.christopherwilke.com --- On Sat, 3/26/11, Edward Mast <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Edward Mast <[email protected]> > Subject: [LUTE] Striggio 40 part mass from 1599 > To: "Lute List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, March 26, 2011, 5:16 PM > Perhaps it's been discussed here - > the Striggio 40 part mass - though I haven't seen > it. For a look at how it was recently uncovered and > recorded, see: http://tinyurl.com/4d9rthp > > There are also some youTube videos of it being > performed/recorded showing many lutenists among the band. > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
