Ockeghem Missa Caput

With the Missa Caput we are opening a complete edition of all of Johannes Ockeghem’s masses. Each of them can be seen as an exemplary solution to various compositional problems. In the Missa Caput it is the use of a Gregorian model not in the tenor, but in the bass. In order to achieve a uniform layout of the edition, we use the so-called Chigi Codex, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, C VIII 234, where possible. The Missa Caput can be found f. 64v-75r. A facsimile can be viewed here:

Chigi facsimile

Edition modern keys:

Missa Caput modern

Edition original keys:

Missa Caput original keys