Cornetto Das Chansonnier Der Francoise De Foix

Summary of this score

This score provides access to a remarkable example of French Renaissance vocal music. Published by Cornetto in 2010 and prepared by Jean-Marie Poirier, it presents a modern edition of the famous Harley 5242 manuscript, now held at the British Library. The German bibliographic record indicates that this publication contains 30 three-part vocal pieces, making it particularly valuable for ensemble work, polyphony reading and the exploration of a relatively uncommon historical repertoire.

Musically, this collection reflects the refined aesthetic of the French secular chanson during the first decades of the 16th century. Specialist sources describe the original manuscript as a songbook copied in France between 1509 and 1514 for Françoise de Foix, containing 31 compositions, most of them anonymous, along with several pieces attributed to different composers. For a vocal ensemble, it is an excellent choice for working on clarity of lines, balance between voices and the style characteristic of early music, while drawing on an edition based on a major heritage source.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer	Anonymous and various composers	Genre	Renaissance score, secular vocal music
Instrumentation	3 voices	Year of publication	2010