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O Rosa Bella

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Details

Composer
BEDYNGHAM DUNSTABLE JOYE
Artist
Gavignin, Monteiro, Zenatti, Maronese, Maffioletti, Filippo
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Aug 02, 2019
Catalog #
BRI95529
UPC
5028421955292

About

'O Rosa Bella' is the title of two popular 15th-century chansons, the earlier composed by Johannes Ciconia and the latter originally attributed to John Dunstable, but now to John Bedyngham. The text is based on a poem written by Leonardo Giustiniani (1300-1446): 'O lovely rose, My sweet soul; Let me not die In courtly love.' More than 20 works were based on this popular theme by composers including Johannes Ockeghem, and a Mass attributed to Gilles Joye. Born around 1420, in the Belgian town of Courtai, Joye worked as a singer and lived beyond his means. Having taken up a prestigious ecclesiastical post in Bruges, he was sent by the church fathers on a pilgrimage in order to atone for misdemeanors, but he continued to accumulate debts which compelled him to sell all his possessions; he died in penury. The song which Joye took as the basis for his Mass circulated widely during the 15th century; by a curious coincidence, Rosabella was also the name of Joye's lover with whom he lived openly (and imprudently). The recording follows performance practice of the time by using only male voices doubled by instruments for the two Masses and mixed voices for the Chansons. The chosen instrumentation includes shawm, slide trumpet, sackbut, cornetto, recorder, lute, gothic harp and psaltery: an authentic but richly colored ensemble. Although there are previous recordings of the Mass and the chansons, all the music recorded here has been newly transcribed from original sources by two of it's performers, Min J. Kim and David Brutti. The recording took place in the Umbrian church of San Francesco in Trevi, where the original organ survives, dating from 1508, and thus retaining a sound-world that resembles one known to the likes of Dunstable and Joye.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 O rosa bella, JD 54 03:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    O rosa bella, JD 54
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    John Dunstable
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  2. 2 O rosa bella o dulz anima mia 03:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    O rosa bella o dulz anima mia
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  3. 3 Missa super, "O Rosa bella": Kyrie 10:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Missa super, "O Rosa bella": Kyrie
    Duration
    10:49
    Composer
    Gilles Joye
    Performer
    Andrea Gavagnin, Jonatas Monteiro, Stefano Maffioletti, Nicola di Filippo, Matteo Zenatti, Enrico Maronese
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
    Conductor
    Claudia Caffagni
  4. 4 O rosa bella 04:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    O rosa bella
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Alan Hert
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  5. 5 Alius discantus super, "O rosa bella" 02:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Alius discantus super, "O rosa bella"
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johannes Ockeghem
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  6. 6 Gymel O Rosa Bella o tu mi Maria 02:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gymel O Rosa Bella o tu mi Maria
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Johannes Bedyngham
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  7. 7 Gloria 06:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Gilles Joye
    Performer
    Andrea Gavagnin, Jonatas Monteiro, Stefano Maffioletti, Nicola di Filippo, Matteo Zenatti, Enrico Maronese
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
    Conductor
    Claudia Caffagni
  8. 8 Credo 09:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    09:10
    Composer
    Gilles Joye
    Performer
    Andrea Gavagnin, Jonatas Monteiro, Stefano Maffioletti, Nicola di Filippo, Matteo Zenatti, Enrico Maronese
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
    Conductor
    Claudia Caffagni
  9. 9 O rosa bella 01:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    O rosa bella
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    John Dunstable
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  10. 10 O rosa bella, "Concordancie O rosa bella cum aliis tribus ut posuit bedingham et sine hiis non concordant" 01:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    O rosa bella, "Concordancie O rosa bella cum aliis tribus ut posuit bedingham et sine hiis non concordant"
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Johannes Bedyngham
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  11. 11 Sanctus 06:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Gilles Joye
    Performer
    Andrea Gavagnin, Jonatas Monteiro, Stefano Maffioletti, Nicola di Filippo, Matteo Zenatti, Enrico Maronese
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
    Conductor
    Claudia Caffagni
  12. 12 Agnus Dei 04:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Gilles Joye
    Performer
    Andrea Gavagnin, Jonatas Monteiro, Stefano Maffioletti, Nicola di Filippo, Matteo Zenatti, Enrico Maronese
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
    Conductor
    Claudia Caffagni
  13. 13 O rosa bella, "Concordancie O rosa bella cum aliis tribus ut posuit bedingham et sine hiis non concordant" 02:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    O rosa bella, "Concordancie O rosa bella cum aliis tribus ut posuit bedingham et sine hiis non concordant"
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johannes Bedyngham
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta
  14. 14 Gymel O Rosa Bella o tu mi Maria 01:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Gymel O Rosa Bella o tu mi Maria
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johannes Bedyngham
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Dionea, Nova Alta