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Diego Ortiz, El primo libro: Nel quale si tratta delle glose sopra le cadenze et altre sorte de punti in la musica del violone nouamente posti in luce (Valerio Dorico, Rome 1553).

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The Spanish-Neapolitan composer Diego Ortiz (Toledo, c.1519 - Naples, c.1570) is rightly known for his seminal treatise for viola da gamba. In this treatise we find division schemes for melodic leaps and cadences; ricercars for solo gamba; ricercars for gamba and harpsichord in La Spagna; divisions and ricercars for the Arcadelt madrigal «O felici occhi miei» and the Sandrin chanson «Doulce Memoire»; and finally nine ricercars for ground basses, eight of which are published here in an adaptation for treble recorder and harpsichord.
Ortiz’s treatment of these basses - Passamezzo antico, Passamezzo moderno, Romanesca and La Gamba - is quite unusual and interesting: as far as I know, he is the only early composer to present the basses already harmonised in four parts. This arrangement leaves the harpsichordist very little room for improvisation.
Our adaptation of these ricercars for treble recorder is certainly subjective, but we believe it is not so far removed from the Renaissance fashion of «per ogni sorte d’istrumenti». The melody has been transposed two octaves higher and some passages have had to be further adapted, but the names of the notes have always remained unchanged.
Aria di Ruggiero
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons?  9
Quinta Pars [Aria di Ruggiero]
scoring: AATTB or AAAAB
What is the meaning of these icons?  13
Recercada prima sobre Doulce memoire
scoring: AATTB
What is the meaning of these icons?   13
Recercada primera sobre canto llano [La Spagna]
scoring: TB or AB
What is the meaning of these icons?   16
Recercada quarta que es una quinta boz sobre Doulce memoire
scoring: ATTBB
6
Recercada segonda sobre Doulce memoire
scoring: ATTB
What is the meaning of these icons?  17
Recercada segunda sobre canto llano [La Spagna]
scoring: TB or AB
What is the meaning of these icons?  10
Recercada tercera [Passamezzo moderno]
scoring: AAATB or AAAAB
What is the meaning of these icons?   7
Recercada tercera sobre Doulce memoire
scoring: ATTTB
7
1. Recercada primera [Passamezzo antico]
scoring: AAATB
What is the meaning of these icons?   45
2. Recercada segunda [Passamezzo moderno]
scoring: AAATB
What is the meaning of these icons?   30
3. Recercada tercera [Passamezzo moderno]
scoring: AAATB
What is the meaning of these icons?   19
4. Recercada quarta [La Gamba]
scoring: AAATB
What is the meaning of these icons?  9
5. Recercada V [Passamezzo antico]
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
8
6. Recercada VI [Romanesca]
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
11
7. Recercada VII [Romanesca]
scoring: A (Harpsichord)
What is the meaning of these icons?   10
8. Recercada ottava [La Gamba]
scoring: AAATB
What is the meaning of these icons?  13