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New Senfl Edition
Ludwig Senfl (ca. 1490–1543) is considered the leading composer of the generation between Henricus Isaac and Orlando di Lasso in the German-speaking lands. Nevertheless, a great part of his œuvre is still not accessible in a modern edition. Two attempts to publish a collected edition of Senfl’s works remain fragmentary. The difficulties in working with these editions are obvious: they are based on a small segment of the extant source material and their editorial principles are inconsistent; but the main problem is that they present only part of Senfl’s œuvre. This lack of basic information means that a comprehensive and thorough investigation of one of the most prominent Renaissance composers of the German-speaking lands has until now been impossible. One consequence of these fragmentary editions is a lopsided perception of Senfl simply as a composer of Lieder.
The New Senfl Edition aims to correct this image. Planned in five modules, the edition will present philologically reliable musical texts edited according to consistent editorial guidelines. It will be based on the current state of research and provide comprehensive descriptions of musical sources, scores informed by a transparent decision-making process and extensive contextual information, thereby becoming a flexible working tool. The motets for 4 and 5 voices will be published in three volumes as part of the renowned series Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.
Ludwig Senfl: Collected Works (New Senfl Edition) I: Motets for 4 and 5 voices
(FWF P 27469; duration: 2015–2018)
Ludwig Senfl, New Edition of the Collected Works (New Senfl Edition) II: Motets for 6 and 8 voices, Magnificat Settings, Mass Ordinaries
(FWF P31504; duration: 2018–2021)
Head: Mag. Dr. Stefan Gasch
Researchers: Dr. Scott Edwards, Dr. Sonja Tröster
Completed volumes:
Vol. 1.1 Ludwig Senfl: Motets for 4 voices (A–I)
1. A subitanea et improvisa morte (M 1)
2. Assumpta est Maria in caelum (M 7)
3. Quinque Salutationes Domini Nostri Jesu Christi (M 8)
Ave, Domine Jesu Christe, Rex benedicte, verbum Patris
Ave, Domine Jesu Christe, Rex benedicte, laus Angelorum
Ave, Domine Jesu Christe, Rex benedicte, lumen caeli
Ave, Domine Jesu Christe, Rex benedicte, splendor Patris
Ave, Domine Jesu Christe, Rex benedicte, vita dulcis
4. Ave sanctissima Maria (*M 11)
5. Beati omnes qui timent Dominum (i) (M 12)
6. Beati omnes qui timent Dominum (ii) (M 13)
7. Christe qui lux es (M 15)
8. Collegerunt pontifices (*M 17)
9. Completi sunt dies Mariae (M 18)
10. Cum egrotasset Job (M 24)
11. Da pacem, Domine (i) (M 25)
12. De profundis clamavi (i) (M 28)
13. Descendi in hortum nucum (i) (M 30)
14. Deus in adiutorium meum intende (M 32)
15. Dies est laetitiae (*M 33)
16. Dum steteritis ante reges (M 34)
17. Ecce concipies, et paries filium (M 35)
18. Ecce Maria genuit nobis Salvatorem (i) (M 36)
19. Ecce Maria genuit nobis Salvatorem (ii) (M 37)
20. Ecce quam bonum (M 38)
21. Egregie Dei martyr Sebastiane (M 39)
22. Festum nunc celebre (M 41)
23. Gaude Dei genitrix (M 43)
24. Hic accipiet benedictionem (M 46)
25. In exitu Israel de Aegypto (i) (M 47)
26. In exitu Israel de Aegypto (ii) (M 48)
Vol. 1.2 Ludwig Senfl: Motets for 4 voices (N–V)
27. Nativitas tua, Dei genitrix Virgo (M 61)
28. Nesciens mater Virgo virum (M 64)
29. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum (M 65)
30. Non moriar, sed vivam (M 66)
31. Nunc, Deus, ad requiem (M 67)
32. Nunc dimittis servum tuum (M 68)
33. O bone Jesu (M 70)
34. O magne admirationis gratia (M 73)
35. O mundi Domina (M 74)
36. Pange, lingua, gloriosi (i) (M 80)
37. Pange, lingua, gloriosi (ii) (M 81)
38. Pange, lingua, gloriosi (iii) (M 82)
39. Patris Sapientia, Veritas divina (M 83)
40. Quare fremuerunt gentes (M 87)
41. Quid vitam sine te (M 80)
42. Regina caeli, laetare / Conscendit iubilans (M 92)
43. Rubum quem viderat Moyses (M 93)
44. Salve, Regina / Stella maris a trimatu (M 95)
45. Salve, Regina (*M 96)
46. Salve, Rex aeternae misericordiae (M 97)
47. Sancta et immaculata Virginitas (i) (M 99)
48. Sancta et immaculata Virginitas (ii) (M 100)
49. Sancta Maria Virgo, intercede (i) (M 101)
50. Sum tuus in vita (i) (M 109)
51. Suscepimus, Deus, misericordiam tuam (M 111)
52. Tristia fata boni (M 116)
53. Usquequo, Domine (M 118)
54. Virga Jesse floruit (M 121)
55. Virgo prudentissima, quo progrederis (M 122)
App. Fragment from D-HRD Fü MS 9820 (M 43)
Vol. 1.3 Ludwig Senfl: Motets for 5 voices
1. Ave rosa sine spinis (M 10)
2. Christus resurgens ex mortuis / Christ ist erstanden (M 16)
3. Conditor alme siderum (M19)
4. Da pacem, Domine (ii) (M 26)
5. Da pacem, Domine (iii) (M 27)
6. De profundis clamavi (ii) (M 29)
7. Genuit Puerpera Regem (M 44)
8. In te, Domine, speravi (i) (M 49)
9. In te, Domine, speravi (ii) (M 50)
10. Mater digna Dei / Ave sanctissima Maria (M 55)
11. Media vita in morte sumus / In mitten unsers Lebens Zeit (M 56)
12. Miserere mei, Deus (M 58)
13. Missus est angelus Gabriel (M 60)
14. Ne reminiscaris, Domine (M 63)
15. Nisi Dominus aedificaverit (M 65)
16. O (quam) admirabile commercium (M 69)
17. O crux, ave, spes unica / Fortuna (*M 71)
18. O gloriosum lumen (M 72)
19. O sacrum convivium (i) (M 75)
20. O sacrum convivium (ii) (M 76)
21. Omnes gentes plaudite manibus (M 79)
22. Qui prophetice prompsisti (M 88)
23. Quomodo fiet istud (M 91)
24. Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes (M 94)
25. Saulus autem adhuc spirans (M 104)
26. Si enim credimus (M 105)
27. Sum tuus in vita (ii) (M 110)
28. Tanto tempore vobiscum / Philippe qui videt me (M 112)
29. Tota pulchra es (M 115)
30. Vivo ego dicit Dominus (M 123)
