Description

VICTORIA, Tomás Luis de – Salve Regina – for 8 Cellos or Cello Orchestra (easy-to-medium level)

Contents

PDF 1 – General Cello Score (37 pages in all)

PDF 2 – Individual parts for Cellos 1 to 4 (15 pages in all)

PDF 3 – Individual parts for Cellos 5 to 8 (15 pages in all)

Notes:

Victoria was the greatest Spanish polyphonist of all times, and probably one of the best of his time in Europe. He was born in Avila around 1548, as the seventh child of Francisca Suarez de la Concha and Francisco Luis de Victoria. Once he ended his time as chorister, Victoria was sent in 1567 to the Colegium Germanicum of the Jesuit Order in Rome, and lived in Italy for many years. In 1572, he published his first book of motets Motecta quae 4, 5, 6, 8 vocibus concinuntur in Venice.  In 1581 two new anthologies of his work were published, (containing the Hymmi totius anni). In 1583 one more anthology appears, which is completed by two more in 1585. In 1587, Victoria returned to Spain, although he visited Rome again in 1592 in order to supervise the publation of his Missae liber secundus. Two years later he also attended the funerals for Palestrina, and in 1595 finally returned to Spain. In 1603 he composed the six-part Officium defunctorum, written for the funeral of Empress Maria, which was eventually published in Madrid in 1605. From 1604 on he stayed at the Real Convento de las Clarisas Descalzas as a mere organist, and died there, in almost complete oblivion, on August 27th of 1611.

David Johnstone simply transcribes the Salve Regina ‘as it is’, bringing it down into a register where cello ensembles will find it comfortable – no thumb position work is required. One can say “but I could do that” but until someone actually does it.…it’s not done!! It is an extended work in 7 movements, or sections – sometimes only 4 of the 8 play, and at other times all parts are present together.

Enjoy the music!

EXAMPLES from Cellos 1, 4 and 7:

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