Thou art beautiful, o my love, comely as jerusalem, terrible as an army drawn up in battle order. Monteverdis sixth book of madrigals, which appeared nine years after his previous volume, was conceived as his final, though highly significant contribution to the stile antico. Apr 15, 2010 each of the 12 singers is featured as a soloist or in a small ensemble, and the singing is so consistently gorgeous that it seems unfair to single out individuals, but tenors emiliano gonzaleztoro, markus brutscher, and jan van elsacker in duo seraphim, and sopranos nuria rial and raquel andueza in pulchra es particularly stick in the. Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have made me hasten away. First, it was the home of the respected and wellconnected church musician marcantonio ingegneri, under whom monteverdi learned to write correct counterpoint in the old style stile antico by. O quam pulchra es amica mea, columba mea, formosa mea, o quam pulchra es. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi english translation by john.
The term sacred motet has to be taken with some salt, for the style of many of these late sacred works is exactly that of his secular, concertato music. Be sure your optical drive is the first boot device. Continuo realization included monteverdis bass plus mainly chordal righthand. Much of monteverdi s music was unpublished and is forever lost. The sahara was aimed at those customers who also wished to use it commercially.
Monteverdi, the 450th anniversary of whose birth falls in 2017. This minor town in northern italy turned out to be a surprisingly beneficial one for the composer. Averte oculos tuos a me, quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt. Digital booklet philippe herreweghe and collegium vocale gent present a highly accomplished version of one of the masterpieces of seventeenthcentury sacred music. Critical edition based on all surviving copies of the print from 1610 early handwritten additions in these copies were taken into consideration for the edition, however these were not adopted without written indication variant readings between the parts and the basso continuo score are rendered on ossia staves. Pulchra es vespers 1610 by claudio monteverdi 15671643. Claudio monteverdi, martin pearlman, boston baroque, richard croft, janice chandler, lynton atkinson, christopheren nomura, jeff mattsey, brad diamond, karen clift monteverdi. This is amply borne out in the famous motets, duos and trios on this recording.
Monteverdi tuscany is a collection of three exquisitely restored rental villas and an 18 room boutique hotel in the historic village of castiglioncello del trinoro, southern tuscany, italy. Pulchra es, duo seraphim, the sonata sopra sancta maria, and both. Thou art beautiful, my love, a sweet and comely daughter of jerusalem. Peter monteverdi was a ferrari dealer in geneva who became a car manufacturer himself, relying on mopar power. Claudio monteverdi presentation by rett huntington on prezi. His affecting harmonies and expressive vocal lines are perfectly matched to the sensuous texts in the song of songs, from which todays text o quam tu pulchra es is extracted. John kilpatrick, 2010 vocal full part 1 score score 1. Vespro della beata vergine 2018 flac tracks 24bit96 khz time 87. Monteverdis vespers is an ambitious work both in scope and in variety of style and scoring, with a duration of around 90 minutes. Figure 15 o quam tu pulchra es from il primo libro bars 19 25. In the years since, many scholars returned to the subject, in particular the musicologist giuseppe clericetti in an article entitled il vespro della beata vergine di claudio monteverdi, published in metodo no. At first listen, much of monteverdi s religious music doesnt sound religious at all, at least not in a customary way. Monteverdi wrote one of the earliest operas, lorfeo, an innovative work that is the earliest surviving opera that is still regularly performed.
Les arts florissants paul agnew, direction francesca boncompagni, soprano maud gnidzaz, soprano. O quam pulchra es monteverdi sheet music for piano. List of compositions by claudio monteverdi wikipedia. Vespro della beata vergine claudio monteverdi choralwiki cpdl. Sir john eliot gardiner and his monteverdi choir are on tour with a semistaged trilogy of monteverdis three surviving operas lorfeo, il ritorno dulisse in patria and l. The lord at thy right hand shall destroy kings in the day of his wrath.
Find claudio monteverdis songs, tracks, and other music. Vespro della beata vergine claudio monteverdi choralwiki. O quam pulchra es amica mea, sv 317 monteverdi, claudio. Vespers 1610 claudio monteverdi 1567 1643 monteverdi was born in cremona, italy in 1567 at a time when the spiritual values and traditions of renaissance music were giving way to the more humancentred values of the baroque age. Peter monteverdi introduced the monteverdi sahara at the firms fiftieth anniversary in 1978 and it was the first vehicle in the program which could be ordered with an optional diesel engine. Listen to lamento della ninfa, i bei legami and more from claudio monteverdi. Claudio monteverdi was a major figure in this transition and to celebrate his 450th birthday may 9. Scoring soli ssattbb, coro satbsatb, 2 fl, 2 fifari, 3 ctto, 3 trb, 2 vl, 3 va, vc, vn, bc. Nov 25, 2014 monteverdi vespro della beata vergine pulchra es concerto italiano rinaldo alessandrini. Monteverdi s vespers is an exceptional collection of sacred music, both in the inventiveness of the compositions that it contains and in the debate that it has provoked over its use in the seventeenth century and over monteverdi s intentions in publishing it.
Monteverdi, claudio pur ti miro from lincoronazione di poppea sheet. Even in the inherently conservative domain of church music monteverdi was a man of the avantgarde. Hyperions record of the month for may brings us the monumental monteverdi vespersa. Marianne muller, bass viol eric bellocq, theorbo angelique mauillon, harp lucas guimaraes peres, lirone brice sailly, positive organ youtube upload by mehdicaps the text was composed from fragments of verses of the. Vespro della beata vergine, 1610 1989 2x sacd, reissue 2007 ps3 rip sacd iso dst64 2. For ssttbb soloists, sattb chorus, orchestra 23 violins, 3. A warm atmosphere for a romantic dinner together or with friends. Claudio monteverdi he married court singer claudia cattaneo in 1599. Monteverdi, perhaps first among his colleagues, was able to dialogue freely between both sides of the musical war that consumed his associates time and energy, mastering both arts in the process.
Vespers of 1610 monteverdi full score part 1 john kilpatricks. This was on the point of being consigned to history by the solo vocal style. Monteverdis work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the renaissance style of music to that of the baroque period. Monteverdi s vespers is an ambitious work both in scope and in variety of style and scoring, with a duration of around 90 minutes. Pulchra es, amica mea, suavis et decora filia jerusalem, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata. In his day, alessandro grandi 1586 1530 was probably as well known as claudio monteverdi. Monteverdi pur ti miro from lincoronazione di poppea. Claudio monteverdi tombstone in the church santa maria gloriosa dei frari in venice claudio giovanni antonio monteverdi monteverdis work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the renaissance style of music to that of the baroqueperiod.
O quam pulchra es is an especially fine and convenient example. Monteverdi was a musical prodigy his first works, sacrae cantiunculae, were published when he was 15. Monteverdi pur ti miro elin manahan thomas robin blaze. Title quam pulchra es et quam decora amica mea composer monteverdi, claudio. Laudate pueri pulchra es laetatus sum duo seraphim nisi dominus. Genealogy profile for leonora monteverdi leonora monteverdi deceased genealogy genealogy for leonora monteverdi deceased family tree on geni, with. Monteverdi studied at the university of cremona his first publications. Transposed 4 tones down for alto voice o quam pulchra es monteverdi sheet music for piano, voice download free in pdf or midi. He studied with ingegneri at cremona cathedral and published several books of madrigals and motets, before being engaged as a string player and later as maestro di cappella to the court of vincenzo gonzaga at mantua, during which time he. O quam pulchra es amica mea, sv 317 monteverdi, claudio imslp.
Vespro della beata vergine vespers for the blessed virgin, sv 206, is a setting by claudio monteverdi of the evening vespers service on marian feasts, scored for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. Pdf may have some problems, use scorch plugin to view sibelius file. Look for the pdf file under the section renaissance sacred music general information. Claudio monteverdi, edited by philip legge keywords. Thomas mccargar, baritone pulchra es, amica mea, suavis et decora filia jerusalem. Versions of nigra sum and pulchra es are the official liturgical antiphons in. Claudio monteverdi 15671643 vespro della beata vergine cd1 5258 1 in principio horarum 147 i deus, in adjutorium meum intende ii domine ad adjuvandum for sixpart choir and six instruments, ad libitum 2 iii antiphona laeva ejus iv a 017 3 psalmus 109 110 dixit dominus 605 for sixpart choir and six instruments.
Pulchra es, amica mea, suavis et decora sicut jerusalem, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata. O quam pulchra es monteverdi sheet music for piano, voice. Claudio monteverdi vespro della beata vergine vespers 1610. Claudio monteverdi was born in 1567 in cremona, lombardy. O quam pulchra oculi tui columbarum, capilli tui sicut greges caprarum, dentes tui sicut greges tonsarum.
They had two sons francesco and massimilino and one daughter leonora they also had another daughter who died shortly after birth. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi vespro della beata vergine da concerto, composta sopra canti fermi edition. His father was baldassare monteverdi, a doctor, apothecary and amateur surgeon. Compose tiles or compare multiple images in a stack with rapid cycling and shader effects.
Exotic luxury car with chrysler powertrains and bodies. The main focus of monteverdis published work was on secular music, in particular the nine books of madrigals, some of which ran to several editions. Monteverdi s work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the renaissance style of music to that of the baroque period. Monteverdis most famous church music publica tion is the 1610 edition including the missa in illo tempore and the vespers. Get file pur ti miro pur ti godo pdf prior to running the update.
At first listen, much of monteverdis religious music doesnt sound religious at all, at least not in a customary way. Veni, quia amore langueo, et anima mea liquefacta es. During his childhood, he was taught by marcantonio ingegneri, the maestro di cappella at the cathedral of cremona. A study of performance issues and an edition of alessandro. Jul 24, 2017 sir john eliot gardiner and his monteverdi choir are on tour with a semistaged trilogy of monteverdis three surviving operas lorfeo, il ritorno dulisse in patria and l. Monteverdi set human emotion to music the new york times. O quam pulchra es claudio monteverdi, 1625 on vimeo. The maestros job was to conduct important worship services in accordance with the liturgy of the. Published in venice with a dedication to pope paul v dated 1.
Vespro della beata vergine vespers for the blessed virgin, sv 206, is an extended musical composition by claudio monteverdi for soloists, choirs and orchestra for the evening vespers service on marian feasts. Located equidistant between rome and florence, this secluded, yet convenient hamlet is home to monteverdi tuscany. Egredere et veni, veni soror mea, veni immaculate mea. Music for bass sackbut around 1600 oltremontano, wim becu 2012 accent acc 24263 close but for all its popularity at the height of its earlier fame, the point needs to be made that much of the music performed on the instrument wasnt written specifically for it. These files are part of the werner icking music collection.
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