Lucrezia Borgia's Daughter

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Label
Obsidian
Release Date
March 17, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ANONYMOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Roberts, Stras, Roberts, Ely, Hawnt, Dunkley, Eddy, Carson, Horak-Hallett, Cole, Trevor, Porter, Wil
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 17, 2017
    • UPC
      658592071726
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CD717
    • LABEL
      Obsidian
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Tribulationes civitatum audivimus [from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata] (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    2. Suscipe verbum virgo Maria (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    3. Haec dies (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    4. Ego sum panis vitae (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    5. O Salutaris hostia (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    6. Veni sponsa Christi (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    7. Salve sponsa Dei (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    8. Hodie Simon petrus (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    9. Ave sanctissima Maria (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    10. Sicut lilium (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    11. Angelus Domini descendit (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    12. Felix namque es sacra (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    13. Angustie mihi sunt undique (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    14. O beate Christi confessor (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    15. Iste est Johannes (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens

    16. Angeli, Archangeli, Troni (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens


Suor Leonora d'Este (1515-1575), Lucrezia Borgia's daughter, was a princess, a nun, and a musician. She left little to illuminate her history, but an obscure book of motets may at least help us understand her musical life: the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata, published in Venice in 1543. The book is anonymous, but it contains clues to its origins that lead us to the door of Leonora d'Este's home, the convent of Corpus Domini in Ferrara, perhaps even suggesting that she was its unidentified composer. The music here is the earliest published polyphony for nuns. This recording by Musica Secreta and Celestial Sirens allows it to be heard for the first time through carefully researched performances.