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Il fior della Cecilia - Images of women between the Middle A

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Details

Composer
Anonymous, Giovanni Ambrosio, Pietro Aretino, Angelo Beolco, Gilles Binchois, Marchetto Cara, Guilla
Artist
Anonima Frottolisti
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
Jun 05, 2026
Catalog #
TC480002
UPC
8007194108682

About

The production by the Anonima Frottolisti ensemble, which needs no introduction thanks to it's specialisation in the interpretation of medieval and Renaissance music, focuses in this work on the theme of the female figure that has been handed down to us since the fifteenth century. Cecilia represents a life story that is entirely feminine: "The lament and pity, the despair, the condition of women and their redemption," jealousy, the renunciation of nobles and knights for the defense of one's love and dignity, the "Comedy," that is, the theatrical representation of reality. The song has ancient roots in Western music, from the first monodic forms of the 15th century in France, where the protagonist is Pernette, also present in Italy in the Aosta Valley tradition at the end of the 19th century, or in the case of Jeannette, still used in children's stories in French-speaking areas, or in the fifteenth-century example La belle se sied by Guillaume Dufay and the three-voice version by Josquin Desprez, or in the narrative song of the oral tradition of the "three sisters/ladies who come from Lyon," as well as in the sacred sphere, influencing the composition of the Missa la Belle se sied in Ms. 1377 from Trento, or the Missa La Belle se sied composed by Mambriano de Orto and printed by Petrucci in 1505. The disruptive force of this tradition, that is, the traces that branched out from it starting from the European Middle Ages, are still evident and inherent in every musical and literary sphere.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Ne pleure pas Janette 01:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ne pleure pas Janette
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Marie Pierre Boriosi
  2. 2 Franchoise nouvelle [Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, MS 9085, f. 22v, Bruxelles] 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Franchoise nouvelle [Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, MS 9085, f. 22v, Bruxelles]
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  3. 3 La Pernette se lève 01:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    La Pernette se lève
    Duration
    01:22
  4. 4 La belle se siet au pied de la tour 04:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    La belle se siet au pied de la tour
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Guillaume Dufay
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  5. 5 Belreguardo [Libro dell'arte del danzare, MS Capponiani 203] 03:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Belreguardo [Libro dell'arte del danzare, MS Capponiani 203]
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  6. 6 Missa La belle se siet: Kyrie [Trento Castello del Buon Consiglio, MS 1377, olim Trento 90, f 447v-456r] 03:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Missa La belle se siet: Kyrie [Trento Castello del Buon Consiglio, MS 1377, olim Trento 90, f 447v-456r]
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  7. 7 A Franceschina 02:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    A Franceschina
    Duration
    02:17
  8. 8 Filles a marier ne vous mariez ja 02:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    Filles a marier ne vous mariez ja
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  9. 9 La Quarta parte delle rime alla rustica 00:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    La Quarta parte delle rime alla rustica
    Duration
    00:38
  10. 10 La bella Franceschina 02:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    La bella Franceschina
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Luca Marenzio
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  11. 11 Poi chel ciel e la fortuna [Frottole Libro VII, Venezia, 1507] 03:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    Poi chel ciel e la fortuna [Frottole Libro VII, Venezia, 1507]
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  12. 12 Ruzante 01:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    Ruzante
    Duration
    01:14
  13. 13 Rosina 02:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Rosina
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Giovanni Ambrosio
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  14. 14 Quando lo pomo [Apografo Miscellaneo Marciano, Venezia] 03:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Quando lo pomo [Apografo Miscellaneo Marciano, Venezia]
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  15. 15 Mon mary m'a diffamée 03:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mon mary m'a diffamée
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  16. 16 La pastorella [Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, MS 1503, Munich] 02:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    La pastorella [Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, MS 1503, Munich]
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  17. 17 Non peccando altri che il core 02:44
    Track
    17
    Title
    Non peccando altri che il core
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Marchetto Cara
    Performer
    Luca Piccioni
  18. 18 Vale diva, vale in pace 04:38
    Track
    18
    Title
    Vale diva, vale in pace
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Bartolomeo Tromboncino
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  19. 19 Danza [MS 757, Verona] 02:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    Danza [MS 757, Verona]
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  20. 20 Trista che spera 02:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    Trista che spera
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Pietro Oriola
    Ensemble
    Anonima Frottolisti
  21. 21 La Cecilia [Umbria, Italy] 01:48
    Track
    21
    Title
    La Cecilia [Umbria, Italy]
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Barbara Bucci