PRENESTINI

PRENESTINI

PALESTRINA, Giovanni Pierliugi da (b Palestrina 1525–d Rome 1594), [44. Offertoria]: No 36. In Festo Visit: B. V. 1). Beata es virgo; 2). Veritas mea, II/P/13/18

Mus. 997-D-39

PRENESTINI

PALESTRINA, Giovanni Pierliugi da (b Palestrina 1525–d Rome 1594)

[44. Offertoria]: No 36. In Festo Visit: B. V. 1). Beata es virgo; 2). Veritas mea

Schranck II; Fach 13; Lage 18

II/P/13/18

‘a 4 voci a Capella’

Parti

1) Beata est Virgo 2) Veritas mea

Offertories

Set of 30 parts.
Two grey-blue covers; one pale brown cover. The outer cover is partly notated by Zelenka.
Cover (outer) title: L. J. C. No. 36 | In Festo Visitationis B. V | duplex | Beata es Virgo Maria | et | Veritas mea | Praenestini. Label on inner cover to correspond with the Catalogo (c1784): Schranck No. II. | Lit. P. 9. Fach 35. Lage | No. 36.) In festo Visit: B. V. | 1) Beata est Virgo | 2) Veritas mea | à 4 voci | à Capella | Parti cav: senza Partitura | del Sigr Prenestini | Incipits. Inner cover: Beata es: | a 4.
The inner back cover of this wrapper has (hand of Zelenka): L. J: C: | Veritas meo de [???] Sancto à 4 | Prenestini.
Parts for Beata es (6 vocal; 2 instrumental) each in Zelenka’s hand: Soprano; Soprano; Alto I; Alto I; Alto 2do; Tenore; Basso; Violone; Organo (figured; ‘Beata es Virgo MARIA’ is written in the upper left corner).
Parts (7 vocal) for Veritas mea notated on the reverse side of a second set of vocal parts for Beata es Virgo: Canto : Soprano; Soprano: Soprano;; Alto I: Alto I; Alto 2: Alto 2; Tenore: Tenore; Basso: Basso; Basso: Basso.
Orchestral parts for Veritas mea : Violino Pmo (M:P upper left) (doubles Alto I one octave above); Violino Pmo ; Violino 2do (doubles Soprano); Violino 2do; Violino Pmo; Violino 2do; Oboe Pmo (doubles AI one octave above); Oboe 2do (doubles S); Violino 2do; Viola Pmo (doubles Alto II); Viola 2do (doubles Tenore); Violoncello (doubles Alto I at pitch); Fagotto ô Violone Ripieno (doubles Basso); Organo (not figured by Zelenka); Fagotto (doubles Basso).
On these two Palestrina offertories and motets held by SLUB see Horn ‘Die wichtigsten Schreiber’, 176–9. Horn identifies the scribes as ZS O and ZS 1.

Sachs. Landes-bibl.

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Prenestini d. i. Palestrina, G. P.: Beata es virgo.—Veritas mea. In festo Visitationis B.M.V. a 4 voci a cap. [con strom. ad lib.]. St. 30 St. 4o. Mus.-Mscr. [Zelenka, Troyer, unbek. Schr.] [zu Veritas vgl. 997-E-38!]. Kath. Hofkirche

For the offertories Beata es Virgo Maria and Vertitas mea by Palestrina SLUB holds a total of 30 sheets (7 are notated with two works) comprising 7 + 7 vocal parts and 2 instrumental parts for Beata es Virgo, and 7 vocal and 14 instrumental parts for Veritas mea (Mus. 997-D-39).

GA IX, 190

02-13-18