Original vocal improvisations from the 16th-18th centuries
By: Translated from the German by A.C. Howie
Contributors: Sermisy, Claudin de, approximately 1490-1562; Rore, Cipriano de, 1515 or 1516-1565; Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, 1525?-1594; Donati, Ignazio, approximately 1585-1638; Bacilly, Bénigne de, approximately 1625-1690; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Howie, A. C.
Series: Anthology of music; a collection of complete musical examples illustrating the history of music -- no. 41; Musikwerk (Anthology of music) -- no. 41.
Publisher: A. Volk Verlag; sole distributors for the U. S. A.: MCA Music
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Cologne; New York
Language: fre
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Vocal music; Scores; Embellishment (Vocal music); Improvisation (Music)
Work titles: Originale Gesangsimprovisationen des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts
Notes: Original title: Originale Gesangsimprovisationen des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts.

Contains part-songs for 4 voices, solo songs with continuo, and arias with instrumental ensemble; each work includes alternative voice parts with embellishments.

French, Italian, Latin, or German words.

Introduction: p. 5-10.

"Information about sources": p. 171.
Table of contents: title: Languir me fais. C'est à grant tort. By C. de Sermisy.; title: Beato me direi. Alla dolc'ombra. By C. de Rore.; title: Io son ferito, ahi lasso. Ave verum corpus.  By Palestrina.; title: Three sacred motets: O Maria, Dei genitrix.  Inclina mater, misericorda aures taue. Ego dormio et cor meum vigilat.  By I. Donati.; title: Four airs: Puisque Phillis est infidèle. Petite abeille. Vous ne pouvez, Iris, vous montrer plus sevère. Vous savez donner de l'amour. By B. de Bacilly.; title: Sulla ruota di fortuna, from Rinaldo. Three arias from Ottone: Affanni del pensier. Alla fama dimmi il vero. Benche mi sia crudele. By G.F. Händel.; title: Tobe Welt und widersacher. Der Gerechte muss viel leiden. By C. Graupner.; title: Digli ch'io son fedele [from] Cleofide, by J.A. Hasse.; title: Glückselig ist, from Die verkehrte Welt, by G.P. Telemann.