Versett
As Versett (also Versette , versetto ) is a short, usually from the organ called played piece of music. It is performed in liturgical pieces (such as psalms or the Magnificat ) alternating with sung verses ( alternatim ).
Versetten can be traced back in musical history to the beginning of the 15th century, but reached their peak from the 16th to the 18th century. Originally mostly a cantus firmus- bound chorale arrangement of the verse in its place, a cantus firmus-free arrangement developed in the late 16th century, which became dominant in the 18th century. It is only a key-tied interlude and usually uses the fugue technique , due to its brevity, often little more than a fugue exposure with a final cadence.
The composers who wrote verses for organ include Antonio Valente , Domenico Zipoli , Georg Muffat ( 72 versets and 12 toccatas ), Franz Xaver Murschhauser , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (two small fugues or verses, KV 154a), but also in 19th century especially French composers such as Guillaume Lasceux , Louis Lefébure-Wély , Léon Boëllmann and César Franck .
literature
- Guido Adler : Handbook of Music History. Vol. 2. Reprint d. 2nd edition, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, dtv Munich, 3rd edition 1980, ISBN 3-423-04040-8 . P. 542.
- Carl Dahlhaus , Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht (Ed.): Brockhaus Riemann Music Lexicon. Vol. 4, Schott, Mainz / Piper, Munich, 3rd edition 1989, ISBN 3-7957-8304-6 , p. 297.
- Markus Grassl: Versett. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
- Viktor Lukas : Reclam's organ music guide. Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart, 4th edition 1979. ISBN 3-15-008880-1 , p. 358.