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Email to PurchaseSecond Book of Madrigals
Official edition of "Second Book of Madrigals" by Gavin Bryars, published by Schott Music London (Q6323), scored for 混声合唱. Edition includes 1 part, 93 pages.
- Composer
- Gavin Bryars
- Publisher
- Schott Music London
- Catalog No.
- Q6323
- Instrumentation
- 混声合唱
- Instruments
- Specifications
- 1 parts · 93 pages (Single Score)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 混声合唱 | Chorus | 93 pages |
Work & Edition Details
Like many Englishmen I had sung madrigals for pleasure – usually late at night with friends, after several glasses of wine. While these madrigals have their charm, and many are extremely beautiful, I found, as I began an extended exploration of the madrigal as a creative venture, that the richest source lies in the Italian Renaissance. In 1998 I embarked on a project to write a series of madrigals, eventually deciding to collect them in ‘books’ in the manner of Italian madrigalists, such as Monteverdi or Gesualdo. The Second Book is for an unusual six-part group – the Scandinavian Trio Mediaeval (3 sopranos) and three tenors (John Potter plus two from the Hilliard Ensemble) – and sets Petrarch in the original 14th century Italian. I focused on those sonnets known as the Rima Sparsi ("scattered verses") and added one extra Petrarch setting – originally a radiophonic piece ("Marconi's Madrigal") for CBC's Marconi Day. Gavin Bryars
