Tuesday 19 September 2023

Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520 - c. 1577): Tribularer si nescirem (SATTB) [Primi frutti de motetti, 1548]

We are proud to announce our complete edition of the Primi frutti de motetti a cinque voci (Venice, 1548), the first collection of motets by the Italian composer Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520-c. 1577).

Born in Padua, Portinaro worked for important institutions such as the Accademia dei Costanti of Vicenza, the Accademia degli Elevati of Padua or the Accademia Filarmonica of Verona. According to Maria Archetto "Portinaro's clearly constructed, fluid and reserved polyphonic style was praised during his lifetime".

The Primi frutti de motetti contains 19 motets: 15 for five voices, three for six voices (including the outstanding Quanti mercenarii) and one for seven voices (Regina caeli). The first motet is the beautiful Tribularer si nescirem (SATTB).

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Francesco Portinaro (c. 1520 - c. 1577)

Primi frutti de motetti a cinque voci (Venice, 1548)

19 motets for 5vv, 6vv and 7vv

Tribularer si nescirem

SATTB

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Absterget Deus

SATTB

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Preparate corda vestra

SATTB

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Sancta et immaculata

SATTB

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Peccavi super numerum

SATTB

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Principes persecuti sunt

SATTB

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Da pacem, Domine

SATTB

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Impetum inimicorum

SATTB

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Domine, quis habitabit

SATTB

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Regina caeli

SATTB

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Vidi speciosam

SAATB

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Aspice Domine

SATBB

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Iste est Johannes

SATTB

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Sicut cedrus

SATBB

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Deus misereatur nostri

SSATTB

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Gaudent in caelis

SATTB

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Quanti mercenarii

SATTBB

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Puer natus est nobis

SATTBB

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Regina caeli

SAATTBB

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Friday 15 September 2023

Francesco Corteccia (1502-1571): Laetare et exulta Civitas (SSATBB) [Canticorum liber primus cum sex vocibus, 1571]

The 17th motet in Canticorum liber primus cum sex vocibus (Venice, 1571). The Sextus (Cantus 2) sings an ostinato with the words Cantate Domino canticum novum in the first part and Psallite Domino in cythara in the second part.

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Francesco Corteccia (1502-1571)

Canticorum liber primus cum sex vocibus (Venice, 1571)

18 motets for 6vv

Omnipotens et misericors Deus

SATTTB

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Usque modo non petistis

SATTTB

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In adventu summi regis

SAATTB

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Descendit Spiritus Sanctus

SSATBB

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Propter lignum

SSATTB

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Formosam juveni

SAATTB

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Esto mihi in Deum

SAATBB

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O Paule Ursine

SSATTB

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Sancti tui Domine

SATTBB

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O Doctor optime

SAATBB

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Exaltabo te Deus

SAATTB

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In manus tuas

SATTBB

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Iste Sanctus

SAATBB

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Deus Abraham

SSATBB

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O regem caeli

SSATTB

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Cum ortus fuerit

SSATTB

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Laetare et exulta civitas

SSATBB

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Wednesday 13 September 2023

Hotinet Barra (fl. 1510-1523): Peccantem me quotidie (SATB) [Rusconi Codex]

This unica in the Rusconi Codex is also one of the few extant motets by the French composer Hotinet Barra (fl. 1510-1523).

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Music from the Rusconi Codex (I-Bc Q.19)

Sebastiano Festa (c. 1490/5-1524)

Angele Dei

SSTB

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Jean Mouton (c. 1459-1522)

Moriens lux amantissima

SATTB

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Renaldo (Petrus de Renaldis, †1521?)

Paradisi portas

SATB

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Hotinet Barra (fl. 1510-1523)

Peccantem me quotidie

SATB

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Tuesday 12 September 2023

Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5): Nunc dimittis (SSAAATTBB) [Mutettorum quinque vocum, 1555]

We know very little about the life of Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5). His Liber primus mutettorum quinque vocum was published by Antonio Gardano in Venice, in 1555. He was probably from Como and dedicated the collection to Alessandro Farnese. Some of Corvo's motets are rather uncommon, as they are designated to unusual Saints like St. Julian, St. Severin and St Provino di Como ("Beati Provini Episcop Comensis"). The last three motets of the Mutettorum quinque vocum are the outstanding Qui primum terris for six voices, dedicated to Camillo Mentovati, Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Cum terris cuperent caelestia for eight voices, dedicated Ippolito II d'Este, and Nunc dimittis, for nine voices (SSAAATTBB).

Unlike the previous Cum terris cuperent caelestia, Nunc dimittis is written in an almost typical polychoral style, with two choirs of five voices each (one voice carries on singing when the other choir begins). We are proud to start our complete edition of the Mutettorum quinque vocum by Giovanni Battista Corvo with this outstanding and unknown motet for nine voices. 

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Giovanni Battista Corvo (fl. 1554-5)

Mutettorum quinque vocum (Venice, 1555)

22 motets 5vv, 6vv, 8vv and 9vv  

Nunc dimittis

SSAAATTBB

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Monday 11 September 2023

Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551-1622): Orantibus in loco isto (SATB) [Liber Motectorum, 1614]

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Motets from Liber motectorum (1614)

Motets for 4vv

Beatus iste Sanctus

SATB

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Da nobis quaesemus

SATB

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De profundis

SATB

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Domine Pater

SATB

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Dulcissima Maria

SATB

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Hic est vere Martyr

SATB

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Lux perpetua

SATB

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O quam suavis est

SATB

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Orantibus in loco isto

SATB

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Sancti mei

SATB

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Stabat mater

SATB

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Veni sponsa Christi

SATB

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Motets for 5vv

Aperi oculos tuos

SAATB

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Ave Maria

SSATB

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Canite tuba

SATTB

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Circumdederunt me

SSATB

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Haec est vera fraternitas

SSATB

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Ibant Apostoli gaudentes

SSATB

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O doctor optime

SATTB

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Quae est ista

SSATB

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Stephanus vidit

SSATB

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Motets for 6vv and 7vv

Ecce sacerdos magnus

SSATTB

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Laetetur omne saeculum

SSSAATB

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O sacrum convivium

SSATTB

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Videns crucem Andreas

SSATTB

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Motets for 8vv and 9vv

Cantate Domino

SATB+SATB

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Caritas Pater est

SAT+SAT+SAB

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Egredimini filiae Sion

SATB+SATB

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In conspectu angelorum

SATB+SATB

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O rex gloriae

SATB+SATB

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Sancti et justi

SATB+SATB

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Sicut lilium

SATB+SATB

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Surge propera

SATB+SATB

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Veni dilecte mi

SATB+SATB

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