Repertorium troporum bohemiae medii aevi Part 2: Kyrie eleison & Gloria in excelsis deo (Mass Tropes

Repertorium troporum bohemiae medii aevi Part 2: Kyrie eleison & Gloria in excelsis deo (Mass Tropes)

The five volume editorial project Repertorium Troporum Bohemiae Medii Aevi presents the textual and musical edition of troped mass chants from Bohemian sources from the 11th to the 16th century.

The second volume of the complete edition of mass tropes from Bohemian manuscripts of the 12th to 16th century includes 45 Kyrie tropes and 7 Gloria tropes.  They represent thee distinct traditions as they developed in Bohemia in the High and Late Middle Ages: those of Cathedral, the Prague Diocese and the late Utraquist liturgy. A considerable number of texts and melodies are presented for the first time in this publication.

As in the first volume, the edition is complemented by comprehensive commentaries, an introduction and plates.  The tropes are edited along with their native chants, as such, this publication will be of interest to both the academic community, as well as those interested in performance.

Hana Vlhová-Wörner studied musicology in Prague and Basel, Switzerland. From 1993 to 2006, she worked at the Institute for Musicology, Charles University Prague (Ph.D. 2000, Habilitation 2009).  Since 2006, she has lived in the U.S.A. where she has taught at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill.  She is the author of numerous publications on church music and Latin liturgical poetry in Bohemia and Central Europe from the 11th to 16th centuries and one of the editors of the Jistebnice Kancionál..

Also available:
- Part 1: Tropi ordinarii missae. Tropi proprii missae | H7878
- Part 3: Tropi ordinarii missae. Sanctus | H8017
- Part 4: Tropi ordinarii missae. Agnus Dei | H8030