Diruta: Toccate, Ricercari, Canzoni & Inni di autori vari da "il Transilvano"
Girolamo Diruta
Diruta: Toccate, Ricercari, Canzoni & Inni di autori vari da "il Transilvano"
The “Transilvano” by Girolamo Mancini (Deruta, Perugia, ca 1550 – after 1610/12), called Diruta after the name of his birthplace, is widely known as the first Italian treatise entirely devoted to keyboard practice.
Set out in dialogue form, Diruta’s work is divided in two parts: the first was printed in Venice by Giacomo Vincenti in 1593 and dedicated to Zsigmond Bàthory (Sigismondo Bàttori), prince of Transylvania, while the second, also published in Venice by Giacomo Vincenti in 1609, was dedicated to Princess Leonora Ursina Sforza.
Diruta’s method was certainly greeted with interest and enthusiasm, considering that the first part was reprinted three times (in 1597, 1612, and 1625), and the second was also reprinted (1622).
The importance of the “Transilvano” lies not so much in its theoretic aspect – treatises of music theory had been published before – as in the practical part: a study method in its own right for organ and keyboard instruments.
Particular emphasis is placed on the organ, described by the author as “…Rè de gl’istrumenti…” which “…raccoglie in se tutti gli istrumenti musicali…”.
He even compares it to the human body, stating that “meglio rappresenta la voce humana, operandosi in esso il fiato, & la mano… …avendo i mantici corrispondenti al polmone, le canne alla gola, i tasti à denti, e’l Sonatore in vece di lingua…”.
Tracklist
Bellavere, Vincenzo
Toccata del primo tuono
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Fattorini, Gabriele
Ricercare del quarto tuono a 4
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Merulo, Claudio
Toccata del terzo tuono
Gabrieli, Giovanni
Canzon I a 4, "La Spiritata" (arr. G. Diruta)
Romanini, Antonio
Il Transilvano
Gabrieli, Andrea
Toccata del sesto tono
Fattorini, Gabriele
2 Ricercare
Mortaro, Antonio
Il primo libro de canzoni da sonare a 4 (arr. G. Diruta for organ)
Fattorini, Gabriele
2 Ricercare
Gabrieli, Giovanni
Toccata del secondo tono
Banchieri, Adriano
Il Transilvano, Book 2
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Banchieri, Adriano
Il Transilvano, Book 2
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Luzzaschi, Luzzasco
Toccata del quarto tono
Ricercare del secondo tuono a 4
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Luzzaschi, Luzzasco
Ricercare del primo tuono a 4
Guami, Gioseffo
Toccata del secondo tono
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Gabrieli, Andrea
Toccata del decimo tuono
Mortaro, Antonio
Il primo libro de canzoni da sonare a 4 (arr. G. Diruta for organ)
Diruta, Girolamo
Il Transilvano
Quagliati, Paolo
Toccata dell'Ottavo Tuono
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