Corpus of Recorded Counterpoint Examples

In its current form, the corpus comprises six volumes containing 276 counterpoint exempla—over five hours of recorded music—presented in newly recorded instrumental renditions drawn from the sources of Aranda, Lusitano, and de Torres (see table below), together with additional tracks for play-along and musica ficta variants. The six volumes are arranged thematically: Aranda and de Torres each form one volume, while Lusitano’s more extensive material is divided into four thematic parts:

1. Mateo de Aranda, The 38 Counterpoint Examples
2. Melchor de Torres, The 25 Solo Counterpoint Examples
3. Vicente Lusitano, 125 Solo Counterpoint Examples (Vol. 1)
4. Vicente Lusitano, 14 Concerted Counterpoint Examples (Vol. 2)
5. Vicente Lusitano, 34 Examples of Improvised Canons on Cantus Firmus (Vol. 3)
6. Vicente Lusitano, 38 Solo Counterpoint Examples on Mensural Music (Skills, Vol. 4)

Coming soon to Zenodo

All recordings will be available as standalone audio files on the open-access repository Zenodo. In the meantime, recordings associated with the Aranda and Lusitano treatises can be heard on the project websites: Aranda and Lusitano.

Covers

Corpus of Recorded Counterpoint Examples – CD covers.

Overview of sources, examples, and recording details

Recording	Source	Examples	No. of examples	No. of tracks	Recording time	Recording dates
1	Aranda 1535	The 38 Counterpoint Examples	38	53	35:55	September 13–15, 2024
2	de Torres 1566 [1544]	The 25 Solo Counterpoint Examples	25	32	18:15	September 16, 2024
3	Lusitano F-Pn Esp. 219	Solo Counterpoint Examples	122 + 3*	150	1:40:45	September 17–30, 2024
4	Lusitano F-Pn Esp. 219	Concerted Counterpoint Examples	14 + 1*	18	11:54	October 10–17, 2024
5	Lusitano F-Pn Esp. 219	Improvised Canons on Cantus Firmus	34 + 1*	104	1:07:44	October 18–24 and 28–30, 2024
6	Lusitano F-Pn Esp. 219	Solo Counterpoint Examples on Mensural Music	38	64	1:07:12	June 12–13 and July 12, 2025
Total			276	421	5:01:45

*: Asterisks indicate single examples or isolated cases outside the main Alleluia-based series. Click or tap inside the table, then scroll horizontally to view the rightmost columns.

Home studio, Leuven

All recordings were made in a home-studio environment. For this reason, listening with headphones is recommended.