Madrigal

SKU: HL.49015916

ISBN 9790220124518. UPC: 884088567606. 8.25x11.75x0.375 inches. Italian.

Like many Englishmen I had sung madrigals for pleasure - usually late at night with friends, after several glasses of wine. While these madrigals have their charm, and many are extremely beautiful, I found, as I began an extended exploration of the madrigal as a creative venture, that the richest source lies in the Italian Renaissance.In 1998 I embarked on a project to write a series of madrigals, eventually deciding to collect them in 'books' in the manner of Italian madrigalists, such as Monteverdi or Gesualdo. The Second Book is for an unusual six-part group - the Scandinavian Trio Mediaeval (3 sopranos) and three tenors (John Potter plus two from the Hilliard Ensemble) - and sets Petrarch in the original 14th century Italian. I focused on those sonnets known as the Rima Sparsi (scattered verses) and added one extra Petrarch setting - originally a radiophonic piece (Marconi's Madrigal) for CBC's Marconi Day. Gavin Bryars.

SKU: HL.8552362

UPC: 884088612771. 4.75x5.0x0.157 inches. Mary Donnelly/George L.O. Strid.

Here is a playful contemporary madrigal for younger mixed choirs that will be great for concerts and festivals at any time of year. Set in a buoyant 3/4, the strophic text will be easy to learn and provide a successful first a cappella experience for beginning singers. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed a cappella, VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 1:25.

SKU: HL.381409

ISBN 9781705152928. UPC: 196288019695. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.

The Thomas Morley madrigal, Sing We and Chant It, is re-imagined as a delightful winter-themed choral with lyrics reflecting the smiles and trials of wintertime. Performed a cappella or with a very approachable keyboard accompaniment.

SKU: HL.49005639

ISBN 9783795715038. UPC: 073999803570. 7.5x10.75x0.391 inches.

SKU: CA.2090100

ISBN 9790007037284.

Thanks to a stipend from his patron, the Landgrave Moritz von Hessen-Kassel, Schutz was able to pursue a three-year period of study under Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice from 1609 to 1612, which he concluded with the publication in 1611 of the madrigal collection Il Primo Libro de Madrigali. Already in this, his Opus primus, Schutz emerged as an outstanding composer: In their musical quality, the 18 five-part madrigals exceed much that was still being composed in the traditional madrigal style at the beginnning of the 17th century.

SKU: UT.ODH-35

ISBN 9790215322578. 9 x 12 inches.

L’amorosa caccia is a collection of 24 madrigals for five voices, created specially by as many composers originating from Mantua. All were distinguished professional people, working within the church, at court or in the Palatine basilica of Saint Barbara, and music lovers of noble birth from the area who were somehow connected to the Academy of the Invaghiti, or perhaps part of the same. Among the established musicians of the collection are to be mentioned: G.M. Bacchino, H. Baccusi, P. Cantino, A. Coma, G. Moro, S. Nascimbeni, A. Nuvoloni, N. Parma, G.B. Recalchi, F. Rovigo, A. Striggio, R. Trofeo. The lesser-known, however, seem to be: C. Accelli, E. Ceruti, S. Cressoni, P. Marni, A. Preti, while the following: H. Borelli, C. Ceruti, O. Grassi, P. Massari, G.B. Orto, F. Ramesini, C. Zucca have become known as composers only thanks to L’amorosa caccia.
The realization in score of the madrigals has made it possible to bring to light this collection, establishing its actual musical value and proving the remarkable mastery of madrigal writing of these 24 musicians and offering the opportunity to highlight each one’s different skill as a composer. If some of them have proved to be completely in line with the practices of the time, verging on Augenmusik, others stand out for the wide variety of their harmonies, melodies and rhythms, seeking the best musical expressions to express the affetti contained in the text.
There are no major breakthroughs, but, if the contrapuntal procedures are as to be expected, the body of voices, the experimentation, the interplay between the parts and the harmonic sensitivity show familiarity with the vocal virtuosity of the concerti di dame of Ferrara and Mantua, bringing out what was most modern at the time. The possibility that these madrigals may actually have been performed by that very group of talented singers is enchanting and entirely plausible.

SKU: BR.DV-7715-02

The works in this anthology were printed in part-books around 1580 and vividly document the high level of Italian madrigal composition before the great stylistic changes of the Baroque era. They offer vocal ensembles challenging and rewarding tasks. Baroque period. Choral score. 32 pages. Deutscher Verlag fur Musik #DV 7715-02. Published by Deutscher Verlag fur Musik (BR.DV-7715-02).

ISBN 9790200471595. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.

The works in this anthology were printed in part-books around 1580 and vividly document the high level of Italian madrigal composition before the great stylistic changes of the Baroque era. They offer vocal ensembles challenging and rewarding tasks.