Looking for Leonin Viderunt Omnes (Organum Duplum)
  • SalieriSalieri
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    Does anyone here have a modernized performing edition of Leonin's Viderunt Omnes (Organum Duplum) they could post here or send me? Thanks.
  • mrcoppermrcopper
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    Great piece. Years past I searched for a usable edition and failed to find one, but maybe it has been put together recently. I used to own a record (LP) with a recording, so the singers must have had something to use ...
  • SalieriSalieri
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    I know; so annoying! I've seached high and low, and only found a partial copy in Google-books. I've found many editions of Perotin, on CPDL & IMSLP, but not the Leonin. I've heard many recordings, so there must be a score somewhere. Maybe.
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  • marajoymarajoy
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    Maybe try emailing a professor at a university? If anyone would know, I would think James Borders would.
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  • chonakchonak
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    The staff at a university music library could probably answer this. Some works are published in academic journals or music book series, if not in conventional performing editions.
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  • Hilary CesareHilary Cesare
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    The Norton Anthology of western music, ancient to baroque, has it on one of the six CDs in the set. Lots of other good chant and polyphony too. I thought it was very well done.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393103668
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  • Hilary CesareHilary Cesare
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    I just double checked my CDs.

    Track #57: Leonin, Viderunt Omnes, 8:13, Concentus, Paul Elliot, tenor and director.
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  • Hilary CesareHilary Cesare
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    I have a photo of the track list if you want it - message me.
  • chonakchonak
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    I have that book here somewhere.
  • Hilary CesareHilary Cesare
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    There is also the book of scores that has the full score of every CD track. The Leonin is in it too.
  • Hilary CesareHilary Cesare
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    This is the link to the score book.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393979903/ref=aw_1st_sims_1?pi=SL500_SY115
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    Great work, Hilary, thank you!!
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  • chonakchonak
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    I can't search here at home to find the book today, due to a temporary back outage. However, I can state that the scores in the Anthology are rather small and they are reproductions; so if you can find where the editors reproduced it from, that might be a better-sized version. Failing that, the Anthology's version may suffice.
    Note: the contents of this textbook change from one edition to another, so buying an old edition may need some care to make sure it has the work you want.
  • jpal
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    Here it is. Sorry for the separate files! No time to combine them.
    viderunt_omnes.pdf
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    viderunt_omnes 1.pdf
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    viderunt_omnes 2.pdf
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    viderunt_omnes 3.pdf
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    viderunt_omnes 4.pdf
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    viderunt_omnes 5.pdf
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  • Geremia
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    Try GregoBase.
  • ZacPB189ZacPB189
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    It looks like someone beat me to it, but yes, it's in the Norton Anthology (though I'm a bigger fan of Perotin's setting).
  • SalieriSalieri
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    If anyone is interested, there is a digitization of a MS of the Magnus Liber Organi at IMSLP.
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  • SalieriSalieri
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    Just found (and ordered) a book put out by the ensemble TONUS PEREGRINUS with the performing editions that they used on their CD of Sacred Music from Notre-Dame Cathedral (NAXOS 8.557340) on LULU! It arrived today and I couldn't be happier, it's a wonderful edition. If you have been looking for these pieces in a usable edition get it!

    http://www.lulu.com/shop/magister-leoninus-and-magister-perotinus-and-anonymous/l%C3%A9onin-p%C3%A9rotin-sacred-music-from-notre-dame-cathedral/paperback/product-20445181.html
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  • jpal
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    I have recently purchased a copy of a book entitled "The Rhythm of Twelfth-Century Polyphony." It has a huge section of transcriptions from the Magnus Liber Organi. If you can get your hands on a copy, it will have additional material in it. I found mine for around $30.

    Thank you for posting that resource; I will definitely be getting it.
  • jpal
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    (The author of that volume is William Waite.)
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