An organ tablature by the St. Gall cathedral organist and
calligrapher Fridolin Sicher (1490-1546). Starting in 1512, while
he was a pupil of the organist Hans Buchner in Konstanz, Sicher
gathered 176 pieces by 94 composers (including Paul Hofhaimer, Hans
Buchner, Jacob Obrecht, Josquin Desprez, Matthaeus Pipelaere)
together in this volume. Two thirds are sacred vocal pieces, the
rest are originally secular songs. The descant is in measured
notation on a five line staff, while the remaining vocal parts are
indicated with alphabet letters and rhythmical symbols. Some of the
compositions may be found only in this particular organ book.
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