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Harper (1975)

Harper, John Martin. "The Instrumental Canzonas of Girolamo Frescobaldi: A Comparative Edition and Introductory Study." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Birmingham, 1975.

Date Published: 1975

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Canzoni (1608)
Canzoni per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti a quattro, cinque & otto, con il suo basso generale per l’organo (Venice: Alessandro Raverij, 1608).

Provenance and Date: Venice, 1608
Time Frame: 1600-1650
RISM ID: 160824
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Canzoni (1634)
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Canzoni da sonare a una due tre, et quattro con il basso continuo (Venice, Alessandro Vincenti, 1634)

Provenance and Date: Venice, 1635
Time Frame: 1600-1650
RISM ID: F 1870
Notes: According to Darbellay, Canzoni (1634) was not published until 1635 or, more likely, early 1636.; see Darbellay (2002), 2: vii-xiii (xxxix-xliii). The contents of the three publications of ensemble canzonas, Canzoni (Masotti, 1628), Canzoni (Robletti, 1628), and Canzoni (1634) are related, but not identical, and the relationships are complicated. A canzona may appear in just one, two or all three publications, and the versions may be identical, slightly different, or radically different. Their order also differs in each of the publications. Their order also differs in each of the publications. Canzoni (Robletti, 1628) was published in partitura (open score) format, whereas Canzoni (Masotti, 1628) and Canzoni (1634) were published as sets of partbooks.
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Canzoni (Masotti, 1628)
Girolamo Frescobaldi, In partitura, il primo libro delle canzoni a una, due, tre, e quattro voci per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti, con dui toccate in fine, una per sonare con Spinettina sola, overo Liuto, l’altra Spinettina è Violino, overo Liuto, è Violino, ed. Bartolomeo Grassi (Rome: Paolo Masotti, 1628)

Provenance and Date: Rome, 1628
Time Frame: 1600-1650
RISM ID: F 1869
Notes: The contents of the three publications of ensemble canzonas, Canzoni (Masotti, 1628), Canzoni (Robletti, 1628), and Canzoni (1634) are related, but not identical, and the relationships are complicated. A canzona may appear in just one, two or all three publications, and the versions may be identical, slightly different, or radically different. Their order also differs in each of the publications. Their order also differs in each of the publications. Canzoni (Robletti, 1628) was published in partitura (open score) format, whereas Canzoni (Masotti, 1628) and Canzoni (1634) were published as sets of partbooks.
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Canzoni (Robletti, 1628)
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Il primo libro delle canzoni ad una, due, trè, e quattro voci. Accomodate, per sonare ogni sorte de stromenti (Rome: Gio. Battista Robletti, 1628)

Provenance and Date: Rome, 1628
Time Frame: 1600-1650
RISM ID: F 1868
Notes: The contents of the three publications of ensemble canzonas, Canzoni (Masotti, 1628), Canzoni (Robletti, 1628), and Canzoni (1634) are related, but not identical, and the relationships are complicated. A canzona may appear in just one, two or all three publications, and the versions may be identical, slightly different, or radically different. Their order also differs in each of the publications. Canzoni (Robletti, 1628) was published in partitura (open score) format, edited by Frescobaldi’s student Bartolomeo Grassi, whereas Canzoni (Masotti, 1628) and Canzoni (1634) were published as sets of partbooks by the composer himself. A photographic copy of this edition can be seen at:
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