Gloria/Credo incipits for polyphonic Masses
  • Felipe Gasper
    Posts: 804
    Hi everyone,

    Is there a “standard” corpus of incipit melodies for polyphonic Ordinary settings?

    The choir I direct is singing Byrd 5-voice for All Saints (at Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston, TX). This particular setting is in “C minor” (in our edition) and begins on a G for the Gloria.

    Do I just choose an incipit from the Kyriale that is in modes 1-4 and seems to fit someone’s voice well?
  • Daniel Bennett PageDaniel Bennett Page
    Posts: 833
    Check to see if The Byrd Edition has made editorial decisions about suggesting an incipit.
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