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Lost in transcription : the ‘basse continuée’ of Striggio’s Mass in 40 and 60 parts as evidence for continuo practice in early 17th-century France
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<p>The manuscript of Striggio’s Mass <italic>Ecco sì beato giorno</italic> for 40 and 60 voices is a fascinating bibliographical object, the dating of which has always been problematic. From the 18th century with Sébastien de Brossard, to the present day with Laurent Guillo and, more recently, Davitt Moroney, several hypotheses have been proposed for the date of this <italic>unicum</italic>, copied in France during the 17th century. This article presents new evidence based on the identification of three watermarks, whose concomitant presence allows dating the manuscript to the decade of 1610. The accurate dating of this manuscript is important not only for the reception of Striggio’s music in 17th-century France, but also because it may represent the first occurrence of the term ‘basse continue’—or rather ‘basse continuée’—in a French source. Furthermore, the manuscript bears strong evidence that it was the copyist who devised the ‘basse continuée’ part, and that he achieved this solely based on the vocal parts, and not from any pre-existent Italian <italic>basso seguente</italic>. Indeed, the analysis of the two organ parts reveals the challenging and laborious process the French copyist undertook to reach his goal.</p>