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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  • 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
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Format
  • Modern edition
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4 pars de la prise du Havre Guillaume Morlaye

Catalogues: DIAMM: S-Uu Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76b

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 507 ; Fallows CPS: Dij ; JONAS: 18071

A ce joly matinet Guillaume Costeley MEI PDF SIB

Catalogues: BLRB 138-139 ; BLRB 227 ; BLRB 231 ; RISM A I, C-4229 ; RISM A I, C-4230 ; RISM A I, L-0953 ; RISM B I, 1569-17 ; RISM B I, 1578-13

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 507 ; Fallows CPS: Dij ; JONAS: 18071

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

Catalogues: DIAMM: F-Dm MS 507 ; Fallows CPS: Dij ; JONAS: 18071

A demy mort Eustache Du Caurroy

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

Adieu monde puis qu'en toy Guillaume Costeley MEI PDF

Catalogues: BLRB 139 ; BLRB 231 ; RISM A I, C-4229 ; RISM A I, C-4230

Adoramus te Christe Carlo Gesualdo MEI PDF

Catalogues: RISM A I, G-1719