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Ite missa est (La Messe de Nostre Dame)
by Guillaume de Machaut

Sources

New York: Wildenstein Collection, fol. 296 (4/4);
Padua: Biblioteca Universitaria 1475, number 6 (4/4) (incomplete);
Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français 1584 (MachA), fol. 451 (4/4); Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français 1585 (MachB), fol. 294 (4/4); Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français 9221 (MachE), fol. 170 (4/4); Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français 22546 (MachG), fol. 133v (4/4).

Text Editions

CORSI, Giuseppe. Poesie musicali del Trecento, Bologna: Commissione per i testi di lingua, 1970, p. 96.

Literature

1. LUDWIG, Friedrich. 'Die mehrstimmige Messe des 14. Jahrhunderts', Archiv für Musikwissenschaft, VII (1925), p. 422.
2. MACHABEY, Armand. Guillaume de Machault, 130?-1377: La vie et l'oeuvre musicale, 2 vols, Paris: Richard-Masse-Editeur, 1955. Bibliothèque d'études musicales, pp. 128-129.

Recordings

1. Music of the Ars Nova, Columbia University Collegium Musicum, directed by Richard Taruskin: Collegium Stereo JE 101.
2. [Machaut], Deller Consort, Ancient Instrument Ensemble of Zurich, directed by Alfred Deller, Austin Miskell: Harmonia Mundi HMU 34917.
3. Guillaume de Machault (c.1300-1377) [mass], Les Paraphonistes de St. Jean des Matines, Brussels Pro Musi, directed by Guillaume de Van (1936): Anthologie Sonore AS 31/32 [78 rpm.
4. [Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame], Dessoff Choirs with the New York Brass Ensemble, directed by Paul Boepple (1951): CLASSIC 6193.
5. The Ars Nova in France. Guillaume de Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame; Ten Secular Works, Brussels Pro Musica Antiqua, directed by Safford Cape (1956): Archiv ARC 3032 [US].
6. [Machaut mass], Vocal ensemble: J. Archimbaud (Tr), Pierre Deniau (C-T), G., directed by Roger Blanchard (1956): Ducretet-Thomson 270.C.085.
7. Music at Notre Dame in Paris, Deller Consort London, members of Collegium Aureum (1961): Lumen AMS 5005.
8. Guillaume de Machaut. Notre Dame Mass and Gregorian Proper for the Feast of The Assumption, The London Ambrosian Singers with the The Vienna Renaissance, directed by John McCarthy (1966): Harmonia Mundi HMF 10.071 (FRA).
9. Guillaume de Machaut. La Messe de Notre Dame, Virelais, Rondeaux, Ballades, Lai, The Purcell Choir with instrumental ensemble, John Caldwell, directed by Frank Ll. Harrison, Grayston Burgess (1969): Oiseau-Lyre SOL 310 (GB) [ZTT-717-IG].
10. Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300 - 1377). La Messe de Nostre Dame. 9 Weltliche Werke, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and soloists, directed by August Wenzinger (1969): Archiv-IMS 2533 054 (INT).
11. Guillaume de Machaut. La Messe de Nostre Dame, Motetten, James Bowman and Tom Sutcliffe (CT), Capella Antiqua München, directed by Konrad Ruhland (1970): Telefunken AS6 41125 (SAWT 9566-B).
12. En Retrouvant le Moyen Age, Ensemble Polyphonique de Paris, directed by Charles Ravier (1971): Boìte a Musique BAM LD 5100.
13. [Guillaume de Machaut], Séminaire Européen de Musique Ancienne, directed by Bernard Gagnepain (1977): Erato EFM 18041.
14. Anonyme du XIVe Siècle: Messe de Tournai; Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, Ensemble Vocal Guillaume Dufay, Ensemble Instrumental 'Les S, directed by Arsène Bedois (1981): Erato STU 71303 (FRA).
15. Guillaume de Machaut. Messe de Nostre Dame, Taverner Consort, Taverner Choir, directed by Andrew Parrott (1984): EMI Reflexe IC067-1435761.

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Last updated: Wednesday, 19 March 2003

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