Venice, 15th Century

Venice, Splendour of the World
Music for Popes and Doges from 15th-century Italy
Dufay Consort - Gary Cooper
Dervorguilla 105

Contents:

  1. Ciconia: Ut te per omnes / Ingens alumnus Padue (3 voices)
  2. Faenza Codex No. 34: Kyrie (organ)
  3. Antonius Romanus (fl.1410-30): Ducalis sedes / Stirps Mocenico (4 voices)
  4. Faenza Codex No. 10: Constantia (organ)
  5. Ciconia: Venecie mundi splendor / Michael cui Stena domus (3 voices)
  6. Faenza Codex No. 25: Benedicamus Domino I (organ)
  7. Dufay: Apostolo glorioso / Cum tua doctrina / Andreas Christi famulus (5 voices)
  8. Faenza Codex No. 47: Ave maris stella (organ)
  9. Ciconia: O Petre Christi (2 voices)
  10. O Petre Christi (organ)
  11. Antonius de Civitate (fl.1410-30): Pie pater Dominice / O Petre martir / O Thoma lux (4 voices)
  12. Faenza Codex No. 43 (organ)
  13. Johannes de Lymburgia (c.1400-1440): Tu nephanda prodigio / Si inimicus meus / Emitat celum fulgara (4 voices)
  14. Faenza Codex No. 29: O ciecho mondo (organ)
  15. Ciconia: Ut te per omnes / Ingens alumnus Padue (4 voices)
  16. Dufay: Vasilissa, ergo gaude / Concupivit rex (4 voices)
  17. Faenza Codex No. 17 (organ)
  18. Nicolas Grenon (c.1380-1456): Nova vobis gaudia (3 voices)
  19. Faenza Codex No. 48 (organ)
  20. Ciconia: O Padua, sidus preclarum (3 voices)
  21. Faenza Codex No. 45 (organ)
  22. Christophorus De Monte (fl.1410-30): Plaude decus / Venetum clarissima turba (4 voices)
  23. Romanus: Carminibus festos / O requies populi (4 voices)
  24. Faenza Codex No. 36: Bel fiore dança (organ)
  25. Dufay: Ecclesiae militantis / Sanctorum arbitrio / Bella canent gentes / Gabriel / Ecce nomen Domini (5 voices)

Performers: David Gould (alto), Robin Blaze (alto), Stephen Harrold (tenor), Nicholas Hurndall Smith (tenor), Robert Macdonald (bass), Gary Cooper (organ)

Playing time: 70'

Recording date: 1994

This is a nice program from the early 15th century, alternating Latin motets with intabulations from the Faenza Codex.

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Todd M. McComb