Domine, salva nos (Calvisius) notes querie
  • Chris Garton-Zavesky
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    [Chonak, please redirect if this question belongs elsewhere]

    I have in front of me Seth Calvisius' Domine, salva nos, with a strange dissonance which I can't explain.

    In measure 13 of this copy (which I collected from CPDL) I have one voice singing an F and the other voice singing a G on the last syllable of "imperavit". Normally such dissonances are prepared and resolved. This one is neither (that I can tell).

    Does anyone have a copy, who can clear up the confusion?
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,148
    I thought this was answered already in this thread. The F in the upper voice should be a G.
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,148
    I just checked, and ... UNFORTUNATELY ... the relevant source collection "Biciniorum" (1612) has an F in the upper voice and a G in the lower voice. Thus the CPDL score is a faithful transcription from the source.

    See the attached scans.

    However, I would opt for changing the F to a G in the upper part.
    IMSLP71711-PMLP143783-calvisius_biciniorum_vox_sup-pp41-42.pdf
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    IMSLP71712-PMLP143783-calvisius_biciniorum_vox_inf-pp40-41.pdf
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