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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Missa sine nomine a 6

Ref.

BWV deest BC *

Latin Title

Missa sine nomine a 6
or Missa Sine nomine
or Missa sine Nomine
or Missa Sine Nomine

English Title

Event

Mass

Composed

Composed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in Italy
[Parody Mass after a madrigal by Giovanni Leonardo Primavera]
First appeared in the Missarum liber quintus published in Rome by Francesco Coattino in 1590
J.S. Bach provided colla parte instrumentation (only for the Kyrie and Gloria) for two cornetts (S I, S II), four trombones (A T I, T II, B), continuo (organ, harpsichord, and violone); d transposed to e
Performed by J.S. Bach in Leipzig c1742 (C. Wolff) or c1742-1745 (OCC)

Text

Latin Mass

Latin Text | Translations: English-3

Scoring

Soloists: 6 voices SSATTB
Orchestra (added by J.S. Bach): 2 cornetti (S I, S II), 4 trombones (A T I, T II, B) & continuo (organ, harpsichord, and violone)

Score

References

BGA: | NBA: | BC: | First Published:

Commentary

AMG

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Recordings

Complete Recordings

1

Palestrina & Victoria: Sacred Music of the Renaissance [P-1]
Palestrina\: Two Masses
Palestrina: 5 Masses [2-CD]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6 [23:50]

John McCarthy

Choir of the Carmelite Priory, London

Soprano: Mary Thomas; Contralto: Jean Allister; Tenor: Edgar Fleet; Bass: Christopher Keyte

Alex
L'Oiseau Lyre
Decca

1963

CD / TT:
CD / TT
2-CD / TT: 152:33

Recorded at St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
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2

Palestrina: Stabat Mater [P-1]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6: Kyrie [3:38], Credo [8:53], Sanctus [2:21], Benedictus [2:17], Agnus Dei [4:18]
Missa sine nomine a 4: Gloria [5:45],

Maarten Michielsen

Koorproject Rotterdam

-

Erasmus 13

1990

CD / TT: 61:42

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3

Palestrina/Bach: Missa sine nomine, Kuhnau, Pezel, Reiche [C-1]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6, arranged by J.S. Bach []

Bruce Dickey (Cornett & Direction)

Small Choir / Concerto Palatino

Sopranos: Barbara Borden, Suzie LeBlanc, Emily Van Evera; Counter-tenor: David Cordier, Tenors: Rogers Covey-Crump, Harry Geraerts, Douglas Nasrawi, John Potter, Mark Howard, Ian Honeyman; Basses: Geert Smits, Kees Jan de Koning, Harry van der Kamp

EMI Classics

Jun 1992

CD / TT: 60:31

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4

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Messe Mantovane - Volume I [P-1]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6 []

Sergio Vartolo

Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna

Soloists of Cappella Musicale di S.Petronio di Bologna: Michel van Goethem (cantus), Renzo Bez (altus), Vincenzo Di Donato (tenor I), Furio Zanasi (tenor II), Sergio Foresti (bassus); Liuwe Tamminga (organ)

Bongiovanni 5544/45

Jun 1994

2-CD / TT: 147:00

Recording at the Cathedral of Verona, Italy.
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5

Palestrina: Missa sine nomine; Missa L'homme armé; Three Motets [P-2]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6 [20:53]

Sergio Vartolo

Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna

Liuwe Tamminga (Organ)

Naxos 553314

Oct 1995

CD / TT: 56:43

Recorded at Chiesa di S. Zeno a Cavalo, Verona, Italy.
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6

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Motets, Missa Sine [P-1]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6 [14:47]

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / Theatrum Instrumentorum

-

Arts 47521

Jun 1996

CD / TT: 61:59

Recorded in Mogno, Switzerland.
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7

Palestrina: Missa Sine Nomine; Nanino: Quinque Lamentationes [P-1]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6 [28:40]

Hubert Velten

CantArte Regensburg (Men Choir)

Capriccio 10766

Mar 8-9, 1997

CD / TT: 57:28

Recorded at Konzertsaal der Fachakademie für Kirchenmusik.
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8

Michael Haller - Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina [P-1]

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6 [18:48]

Josef Kohlhäufl

Männerchor ehemaliger Regensburger Domspatzen

-

Melisma 7128

1997

CD / TT: 47:43

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M-1

In Paradisium

G.P. Palestrina: Missa sine nomine a 6: Gloria [3::51]

?

Servants of The Holy Family and The Carmelite Sisters

-

Seraphim Company 5334

2003 ?

CD / TT:

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2008)

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Short Biography | Missa sine nomine a 6

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