Index to Renaissance Vocal Music in Collections

Composer

Anthology/Collection

Number of voices

SCOPE

The period covered is roughly 1450-1600 (since the English Renaissance started later, English composers may extend well into the first quarter of the 17^th century)
No distinction has been made for works by composers who span more than one time period (e.g. all works of a composer are included even though his productive years may span the Middle Ages/Renaissance or Renaissance/Baroque)
The index is limited to sacred and secular vocal music. Volumes in indexed collections that contain only instrumental music have been excluded as well as instrumental selections in indexed volumes

CONTENT

The number of voices generally reflects the number of voices necessary to perform a given work (i.e. a mass for 4 voices may actually require 8 voices – the Agnus Dei often requires additional voices)
Composer’s names are given in the form established by the Library of Congress
If a work is in more than one part and the parts are listed separately in the table of contents, separate entries are made under each title with reference to the other parts. If the parts are not listed separately or are listed as part of the main title, the name of the part or parts is given in parenthesis after the main title
The voice ranges are given as they appear in the work (see list of voice ranges and their abbreviations) If no voice ranges were given in the work, introductory information was consulted. If the voice ranges could be determined from the introduction, the ranges are given in brackets. If alternate designations are given in the work itself, these are included in parenthesis after the initial specified voice.
Where scores for accompanying instruments are included, this information is also specified (e.g. + lute + bandora)
If a translation of the text appears anywhere in the collection volume, the language of the translation is also specified.