Early Polyphony Masterpiece: Guillaume Dufay’sMissa Caput(Vocal Score)Product DetailsISMN:9790080058008 / 979-0080058008Item Number:5800Product Type:Vocal/Choral Score (Kruspartitra)Composer:Guillaume DufayTitle:Missa Caput (Mass of the Head)Edited by:Darvas Gbor (Kzreadta Darvas Gbor)Publisher:Editio Musica Budapest Zenemkiad (EMB)Year Published:November 1971Format:Paperback Sheet Music (A/4 size)Genre:Religious Works / Renaissance Mass / Sacred PolyphonySetting:4-Part Mixed Chorus(a cappella-SATB)Language:LatinGrade:2 (Intermediate)Duration:Approx. 30 minutesLength:40 pagesOrigin:Made in HungaryOverviewThis is thevocal/choral scoreforGuillaume Dufay’shistorically important work, theMissa Caput(Mass of the Head). Dufay (c. 13971474), a foundational composer of theEarly Renaissanceand the Burgundian School, is credited with writing the earliest version of this complex Mass cycle.TheMissa Caputis a significant example of thecantus firmustechnique, where a pre-existing melody (theCaputmelisma from the Sarum Rite) is used as the structural backbone for all five movements of the Mass Ordinary. This particular Mass, known for its intellectual rigor and rich texture, was immensely influential in the 15th century.Scored for4-Part Mixed Chorus A Cappella (SATB), this full Mass setting is essential repertoire for choirs specializing in historically informed performance. Despite its historical complexity, it is ratedGrade 2difficulty, making the approximately30-minutework accessible to dedicated intermediate and amateur ensembles. The edition was meticulously prepared by the distinguished Hungarian composer and editorDarvas Gbor.ttekints (Overview in Hungarian)EzGuillaume Dufay(kb. 13971474), akorai renesznszalapt zeneszerzje s a burgundi iskola kiemelked alakja, trtnelmileg jelents mvnek, aMissa Caput(A F Misje)voklis/kruspartitrja. Dufay rta ennek a komplex miseciklusnak a legkorbbi vltozatt.AMissa Caputacantus firmustechnika jelents pldja, ahol egy mr ltez dallam (aCaputmelizma a Sarum Rtusbl) szolgl szerkezeti gerincknt a mise t ordinrium ttelben. Ez a mise, amely intellektulis szigorsgrl s gazdag textrjrl ismert, hatalmas hatst gyakorolt a 15. szzadra.4-szlam Vegyeskar A Cappella (SATB)felllsra rdott, s ez a teljes mise feldolgozs nlklzhetetlen repertor a trtnelmileg megalapozott eladsra specializldott krusok szmra. Trtnelmi komplexitsa ellenre2-es fokozatnehzsgi besorolst kapott, ami a krlbell30 percesmvet hozzfrhetv teszi az elktelezett kzphalad s amatr egyttesek szmra. A kiadst a neves magyar zeneszerz s szerkeszt,Darvas Gborksztette el aprlkosan.Product FeaturesFormat:Paperback Choral Score (A/4 size).Length:40 pages (full Mass Ordinary).Instrumentation:SATB Mixed Chorus, A Cappella.Language:Latin (Original Liturgical Text).Key Feature:Groundbreaking example of thecantus firmusMass structure.Duration:Approximately 30 minutes.Interesting FactsTheCaputMystery:The termCaput(Latin for “head”) refers to a longmelisma(a melodic passage sung on one syllable) taken from the wordcaputin the Sarum Rite setting of the PsalmDeus in adiutorium. The placement of this unusual melody as thecantus firmusin the lowest voice of the Mass was a highly influential, yet mysterious, trend in 15th-century music.Dufay and the Continent:Dufay’s career was characterized by travel between various European courts and cathedrals (including Cambrai and the Papal Choir), making him the key transmitter of musical ideas from the English to the Continental style, blending the French, Italian, and English traditions.Darvas Gbor’s Scholarship:EditorDarvas Gbor(1911&nd