Archangelo Crotti, (first name sometimes spelled
Arcangelo) was a composer and monk who was active in
1608 at Ferrara in Italy.
In 1608 he published, in Venice, his Primo libro de'
concerti ecclesiastici (First book of church concerts)
including music in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts, with
instrumental accompaniments. The instruments specified
include cornetts, trombones and violins. The "Sancta
Maria" from this collection anticipates the texture of
the "Sonata sopra Sancta Maria" of Claudio ...(+)
Archangelo Crotti, (first name sometimes spelled
Arcangelo) was a composer and monk who was active in
1608 at Ferrara in Italy.
In 1608 he published, in Venice, his Primo libro de'
concerti ecclesiastici (First book of church concerts)
including music in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts, with
instrumental accompaniments. The instruments specified
include cornetts, trombones and violins. The "Sancta
Maria" from this collection anticipates the texture of
the "Sonata sopra Sancta Maria" of Claudio Monteverdi's
Vespro della Beata Vergine of 1610.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangelo_Crotti).
Although composed for solo Voice (Soprano), 2 Cornetti,
Trombone (Sackbut) & Basso Continuo, I created this
Arrangement of "Sancta Maria" for Woodwind Quartet
(Flute, Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon).
Sancta Maria refers to Saint Mary, mother of Jesus
Christ.
PARTITION