David Bryant’s research while affiliated with King's College London and other places

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The ‘cori spezzati’ of St Mark's: myth and reality
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October 1981

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Early Music History

David Bryant

Niccolò Fausti, master of ceremonies at St Mark's Venice from 1576 to 1598, in one of his several additions at the back of a manuscript ceremoniale of 1564, lists the days on which Vespers in the ducal basilica were performed by two choirs of singers.

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... In the double-choir music introduced by Adriano Willaert the choirs were not as yet spatially separated, but rather sang from a pulpitum at the front of the nave (Bryant, 1981). The juxtaposing of a solo quartet against a ripieno choir goes back to at least 1564 (Fenlon, 1993). ...

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RE-CREATING PERFORMING ENVIRONMENT FOR POLYCHORAL MUSIC
The ‘cori spezzati’ of St Mark's: myth and reality
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  • October 1981

Early Music History