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PALESTRINA: Missa L'homme arme / CAVAZZONI: Ricercari

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Details

Composer
PALESTRINA
Artist
Sergio, Bologna Cappella Musicale Di St. Petronio, Vartolo
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Feb 01, 2001
Catalog #
8553315
UPC
730099431521

About

Missa Papae Marcelli, or Pope Marcellus Mass, is a mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. It is his most well-known and most often-performed mass, and is frequently taught in university courses on music. It was always[citation needed] sung at the Papal Coronation Mass (the last being the coronation of Paul VI in 1963). The Missa Papae Marcelli consists, like most Renaissance masses, of a Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus/Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, though the third part of the Agnus Dei is a separate movement (designated "Agnus II").The mass is freely composed, not based upon a cantus firmus or parody. Perhaps because of this, the mass is not as thematically consistent as Palestrina's masses based on models. It is primarily a six-voice mass, but voice combinations are varied throughout the piece; Palestrina scores Agnus II for seven voices, and the use of the full forces is reserved for specific climactic portions in the text. It is set primarily in a homorhythmic, declamatory style, with little overlapping of text and a general preference for block chords such that the text can clearly be heard in performance, unlike many polyphonic masses of the 16th century. As in much of Palestrina's contrapuntal work, voices move primarily in stepwise motion, and the voice leading strictly follows the rules of the diatonic modes codified by theorist Gioseffo Zarlino.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Ricercare primo 05:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ricercare primo
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Girolamo Cavazzoni
    Performer
    Sergio Vartolo
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  2. 2 Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Kyrie 03:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Kyrie
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  3. 3 Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Gloria 06:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Gloria
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  4. 4 Ricercare secondo 05:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ricercare secondo
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Girolamo Cavazzoni
    Performer
    Sergio Vartolo
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  5. 5 Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Credo 09:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Credo
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  6. 6 Ricercare terzo 05:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ricercare terzo
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Girolamo Cavazzoni
    Performer
    Sergio Vartolo
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  7. 7 Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Sanctus 08:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Sanctus
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  8. 8 Ricercare quarto 05:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ricercare quarto
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Girolamo Cavazzoni
    Performer
    Sergio Vartolo
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  9. 9 Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Agnus Dei I 03:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Agnus Dei I
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo
  10. 10 Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Agnus Dei II 02:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    Masses, Book 3: Missa L'homme armé a 5: Agnus Dei II
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    Bologna Cappella Musicale di St. Petronio
    Conductor
    Sergio Vartolo