The Ricercar program offers more than 4500 sheet music files (3500 in PDF format and 1000 in MEI format) for free download. This repertoire results from the various research projects conducted for several years by members of the team and associated researchers. All the scores have been established according to the standards of critical edition. All musical genres of the Renaissance are represented: masses, motets, secular vocal music, and instrumental music. As the various projects progress, new scores are regularly added to the database.
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    • Keyboard
    • Continuo part
    • Multiple lute
    • Other
  • Vocal and instrumental
    • Voice(s) and lute
    • Voice(s) and keyboard
    • Voice(s) and other instrument
Type
Type
  • Secular music
    • Chanson
    • Madrigal
    • Other secular
  • Sacred music
    • Mass
    • Motet
    • Psalm
    • Other sacred
  • Instrumental music
    • Dance
    • Intabulation
    • Original instrumental work
    • Other instrumental music
  • Other general
    • Other
Format
Format
  • Modern edition
  • Facsimile
  • Sung text edition
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Accourez bons François Eustache Du Caurroy

Catalogues: RISM A I, D-3616

Accueilly m'a la belle au gent atour Firminus Caron MEI PDF

Catalogues: DIAMM: F-Dm MS 517 ; JONAS

A ce matin d'un beau bouquet de rose Maximilian Guilliaud

Catalogues: RISM B I, 1551-09

A ceste derraine venue Anonymous MEI PDF

Catalogues: DIAMM: F-Dm MS 517 ; JONAS

A ceste fois je me vois a la source Anonymous MEI PDF

Catalogues: DIAMM: F-Dm MS 517 ; JONAS

A demy mort Eustache Du Caurroy

Catalogues: RISM B I, 1583-07 ; RISM B I, 1585-11

Adoramus te Christe Carlo Gesualdo MEI PDF

Catalogues: RISM A I, G-1719

A double amour fault double loyaulté Jacques Du Buisson

Catalogues: RISM B I, 1560-03a ; RISM B I, 1568-10a

Ad te levavi Carlo Gesualdo MEI PDF

Catalogues: RISM A I, G-1719

Æstimatus sum cum descendentibus. Sabbati Sancti. In iij. Noct. - Resp. VIII Carlo Gesualdo MEI PDF

Catalogues: RISM A I, G-1720