Vittoria Aleotti (1574 - 1646) composed the first sacred music by a woman to appear in print. This volume of four motets, arranged for brass by Dr. Barbara Harbach, displays the musical genius of Vittoria Aleotti. easy-to-medium difficulty. Full scores and parts:
Brass Quintet
Exurgat Deus (Let God Arise and Scatter His Enemies) Vittoria/Raphaela Aleotti
from Psalm 67
Trumpets I and II, Horns, Trombone, Tuba
Angelus ad pastores ait (Gabriel Said unto the Shepherds) Vittoria/Raphaela Aleotti
from Aleotti’s collection of 18 motets, Sacrae cantiones quinque, septem, octo, et decem vocibus decantande (Venice: R. Amadino, 1593)
Trumpets I, II, III, Horn, Trombone
Facta est cum Angelo (With the Angel There Suddenly Appeared) Vittoria/Raphaela Aleotti
from Aleotti’s collection of 18 motets, Sacrae cantiones quinque, septem, octo, et decem vocibus decantande (Venice: R. Amadino, 1593)
Trumpets I and II, Horns I and II, Trombone
Ascendens Christus in altum (Christ has Ascended to Heaven) Vittoria/Raphaela Aleotti
from Aleotti’s collection of 18 motets, Sacrae cantiones quinque, septem, octo, et decem vocibus decantande (Venice: R. Amadino, 1593)
Trumpets I and II, Horns I and II, Trombone
Catalog #9215
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