The fifth Mass in the Missae quaternis, quinis et sex vocibus (1625) by the Portuguese composer Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650) is based on the five-voice motet Tui sunt caeli by Palestrina. The short Agnus Dei has the original model represented in the form of an unexpected cantus firmus in long values in the Tenor.
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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
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Tribularer si nescirem |
SATTB |
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Absterget Deus |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Preparate corda vestra |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Sancta et immaculata |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Peccavi super numerum |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Principes persecuti sunt |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Da pacem, Domine |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Impetum inimicorum |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Domine, quis habitabit |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Regina caeli |
SATTB |
Soon |
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Vidi speciosam |
SAATB |
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Aspice Domine |
SATBB |
Soon |
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Iste est Johannes |
SATTB |
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Sicut cedrus |
SATBB |
Soon |
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Deus misereatur nostri |
SSATTB |
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Gaudent in caelis |
SATTB |
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Quanti mercenarii |
SATTBB |
Soon |
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Puer natus est nobis |
SATTBB |
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Regina caeli |
SAATTBB |
Soon |
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
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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 |
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)
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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 |
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
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Nunc dimittis |
SSAAATTBB |
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Motets from Liber motectorum (1614)
Motets for 4vv
Beatus iste Sanctus | SATB | |
Da nobis quaesemus | SATB | |
SATB | ||
Domine Pater | SATB | |
Dulcissima Maria | SATB | |
Hic est vere Martyr | SATB | |
Lux perpetua | SATB | |
O quam suavis est | SATB | |
Orantibus in loco isto | SATB | |
Sancti mei | SATB | |
Stabat mater | SATB | |
Veni sponsa Christi | SATB |
Motets for 5vv
Aperi oculos tuos | SAATB | |
Ave Maria | SSATB | |
Canite tuba | SATTB | |
Circumdederunt me | SSATB | |
Haec est vera fraternitas | SSATB | |
Ibant Apostoli gaudentes | SSATB | |
O doctor optime | SATTB | |
Quae est ista | SSATB | |
Stephanus vidit | SSATB |
Motets for 6vv and 7vv
Ecce sacerdos magnus | SSATTB | |
SSSAATB | ||
O sacrum convivium | SSATTB | |
Videns crucem Andreas | SSATTB |
Motets for 8vv and 9vv
Cantate Domino | SATB+SATB | |
SAT+SAT+SAB | ||
SATB+SATB | ||
SATB+SATB | ||
O rex gloriae | SATB+SATB | |
SATB+SATB | ||
Sicut lilium | SATB+SATB | |
Surge propera | SATB+SATB | |
SATB+SATB |