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Lucrezia Borgia's Daughter

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Details

Composer
ANONYMOUS
Artist
Roberts, Stras, Roberts, Ely, Hawnt, Dunkley, Eddy, Carson, Horak-Hallett, Cole, Trevor, Porter, Wil
Format
CD
Label
Obsidian
Released
Mar 17, 2017
Catalog #
CD717
UPC
658592071726

About

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.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Tribulationes civitatum audivimus [from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata] (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 05:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tribulationes civitatum audivimus [from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata] (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  2. 2 Suscipe verbum virgo Maria (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 03:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Suscipe verbum virgo Maria (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  3. 3 Haec dies (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 05:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Haec dies (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  4. 4 Ego sum panis vitae (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 05:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ego sum panis vitae (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  5. 5 O Salutaris hostia (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 02:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    O Salutaris hostia (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  6. 6 Veni sponsa Christi (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 01:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Veni sponsa Christi (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  7. 7 Salve sponsa Dei (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 02:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Salve sponsa Dei (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  8. 8 Hodie Simon petrus (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 02:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Hodie Simon petrus (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  9. 9 Ave sanctissima Maria (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 02:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ave sanctissima Maria (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  10. 10 Sicut lilium (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 01:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sicut lilium (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  11. 11 Angelus Domini descendit (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 12:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    Angelus Domini descendit (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    12:13
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  12. 12 Felix namque es sacra (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 03:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    Felix namque es sacra (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  13. 13 Angustie mihi sunt undique (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 03:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    Angustie mihi sunt undique (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  14. 14 O beate Christi confessor (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 03:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    O beate Christi confessor (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  15. 15 Iste est Johannes (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 07:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Iste est Johannes (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens
  16. 16 Angeli, Archangeli, Troni (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este) 05:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Angeli, Archangeli, Troni (from the Musica quinque vocum motteta materna lingua vocata) (attrib. to Leonora d'Este)
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens