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Senfl, Ludwig: Missa Paschalis

set for recorders (SSATB) or viols (TrTrTTB) by LaNoue Davenport.

When Ludwig Senfl was alive, the extraordinary period of sixteenth-century polyphony was in its prime and Senfl was one of the eras most remarkable practitioners. His settings for the Catholic Mass are among the best. He also completed a number of settings of the mass Proper begun by his predecessor, Heinrich Isaac, but left unfinished at Isaac's death. Despite these accomplishments Senfl was thought to be a "closet Protestant," much influenced by Luther's writings and teachings.
This edition is not meant for any liturgical function but rather for instrumental performance as an abstract work. Thus, numbers are assigned to the movements and text is omitted with the performer relying on cohesion through the melodic phrasing and cadential formulas inherent in the composition. These pieces sound equally well played on five recorders, five viols, or a mixture of the two.