Yes, 60 parts in the Agnus dei. I trust that a recording of its rise to the top of the British pop charts - just behind Andre Rieu - isn't telling of its quality! On Mar 27, 2011, at 9:01 AM, Christopher Wilke wrote:
> 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 >> > > > > >
