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Merula: Concerti spirituali

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Composer
Tarquinio Merula
Artist
InAlto, Lambert Colson, Bernard Foccroulle
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Ricercar
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
RIC474
UPC
5400439004740

About

Tarquinio Merula belonged to a generation of Italian composers, all of whom were born around 1600, for whom the concertante style was no longer a new idiom but a preferred musical medium, one that had been acquired in childhood and which had become not only the dominant musical language of the time but which was also to spread across the whole of Europe. Tarquinio Merula was renowned as a violin and organ virtuoso and published a wide variety of instrumental music per la chiesa e la camera. Here Inalto explores Merula's sacred works, including the famous lullaby Hor che e tempo di dormire. His works may seem simple at times, but are impressively innovative; whilst sacred in character, they are rooted in human emotion.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Intonazione cromatica del terzo tono 02:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Intonazione cromatica del terzo tono
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  2. 2 Il primo libro delle canzoni, a 4, Op. 1: No. 2. La Lusignuola 03:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    Il primo libro delle canzoni, a 4, Op. 1: No. 2. La Lusignuola
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  3. 3 Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Book 2, Op. 13: Hor ch'e tempo di dormire 07:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Book 2, Op. 13: Hor ch'e tempo di dormire
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  4. 4 Intonazione cromatica del quarto tono 03:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    Intonazione cromatica del quarto tono
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  5. 5 Canzoni da suonare, Book 4, Op. 17: No. 18. La cavagliera 03:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    Canzoni da suonare, Book 4, Op. 17: No. 18. La cavagliera
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  6. 6 Canzone seconda 02:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Canzone seconda
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  7. 7 Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Book 2, Op. 13: Chi vuol ch'io m'innamori 03:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Book 2, Op. 13: Chi vuol ch'io m'innamori
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  8. 8 Capriccio Cromatico 04:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Capriccio Cromatico
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  9. 9 Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Book 3, Op. 12: Ballo detto Pollicio 02:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Book 3, Op. 12: Ballo detto Pollicio
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  10. 10 Motetti e sonate concertati, Book 1, Op. 6: Sonata No. 1 05:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Motetti e sonate concertati, Book 1, Op. 6: Sonata No. 1
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  11. 11 Toccata del secondo tono 03:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Toccata del secondo tono
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  12. 12 Motetti e sonate concertati, Book 1, Op. 6: Sonata No. 2 05:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    Motetti e sonate concertati, Book 1, Op. 6: Sonata No. 2
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  13. 13 Canzon, "La Marca" 03:18
    Track
    13
    Title
    Canzon, "La Marca"
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  14. 14 Pegaso, Op. 11: Gaudeamus omnes in Domino 03:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    Pegaso, Op. 11: Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  15. 15 Il primo libro delle canzoni, a 4, Op. 1: No. 4. La Merula 03:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    Il primo libro delle canzoni, a 4, Op. 1: No. 4. La Merula
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  16. 16 Intonazione cromatica del nono tono 03:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    Intonazione cromatica del nono tono
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  17. 17 Canzone quinta 04:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    Canzone quinta
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  18. 18 Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Book 3, Op. 12: La Treccha 04:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera, Book 3, Op. 12: La Treccha
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto
  19. 19 Capriccio 03:04
    Track
    19
    Title
    Capriccio
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Bernard Foccroulle
  20. 20 Motetti e sonate concertati, Book 1, Op. 6: Favus distillans 04:11
    Track
    20
    Title
    Motetti e sonate concertati, Book 1, Op. 6: Favus distillans
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Ensemble
    InAlto