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Gradual for the 3rd Sunday of Advent~Setting verses 2 and 3 of Psalm 79, this four-part gradual was intended for performace within the context of a full mass (after the Gloria), where its a cappella simplicity would have contrasted dramatically with the rich sounds of a Viennese orchestra.

Click here to see an extract from this piece.~~Four scores|FUX001.2|Score|FUX001.1|Ten scores|FUX001.3|~1566~762~Fux, satb, sorpano, tenor, bass~

Offertorium for the 3rd Sunday of Advent~Fux's setting of Psalm 84, Verse 2, Benedixisti, Domine, terram tuam, would have been heard after the Credo of a Viennese mass in the early 18th century. These settings of the Proper of the Mass were popular throughout the period. In spite of the contrapuntal skill for which the composer was justly celebrated being very much in evidence, Fux's gift for conveying the sentiment of the texts ensures that these pieces retain a very human quality.

Click here to see the first page of the score.~~Four scores|FUX002.2|Scores|FUX002.1|Ten scores|FUX002.3|~1566~763~Fux, satb, sorpano, alto, tenor, bass~

SPECIAL OFFER~Buy both the Gradual and the Offertorium at reduced rates.~~Four scores|FUX003.2|Score|FUX003.1|Ten scores|FUX003.3|~1566~764~~

Sonata in G minor~This sonata for two violas da gamba and continuo is unusual in that each of the three movements is in strict canon between the upper parts. Fux, of course, was the consumate master of counterpoint, so this was possibly just an ordinary afternoon's work.

Click here to see the first page.~~Score and parts|FUX004.2|Score|FUX004.1|~1566~1280~Fux, sonata, viola da gamba~

Laudate pueri~This fine psalm setting survives as a set of parts at the University Library, Darmstadt. The two viola parts are not mentioned on the title-page, but they make the texture richer and there is no reason not to include them. Sometimes thought of as quite a dry composer, this piece shows Fux to be anything but!

To see the opening bars, click here.~~Four scores and parts|FUX005.2|Score|FUX005.1|~1566~2872~laudate pueri, psalm, vespers, vienna, atb~