gerelateerde werken
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor
Bezetting:
GK
Ik zag Cecilia komen en : voor klein gemengd koor a cappella / Emmy Frensel-Wegener
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor
Bezetting:
3sopr 2alt 2ten 2bas
Daar was e wuf die spon : for mixed choir / Sem Dresden
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor
Bezetting:
GK
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor
Bezetting:
GK
compositie
The Second Book of Madrigals : for 4 voices / Maddalena Casulana; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers
Overige auteurs:
Wagemakers, Cees
(Editor)
Casulana, Maddalena
(Componist)
Bevat:
Ridon’ hor per le piagge herbette (1‘45”)
Vagh’ amorosi augelli (2‘15”)
S’ alcun vi mira (1‘45”)
Come fra verd’ erbette (2‘)
Vivo ardor (2‘)
Il vostro dipartir (2‘)
Gran miracol’ d’ amore (1‘45”)
Tra verdi frondi (Leandro Mira) (2‘15”)
Amor per qual cagion (1‘45”)
Io d’ odorate fronde (2‘15”)
Ahi possenza d’ amor (2‘)
O Notte (2‘15”)
Morte, te chiamo (1‘45”)
Ben venga il pastor mio (3‘)
Cinta di fiori (7‘30”)
Monti, selve, fontane (1‘30”)
Toelichting:
The underlying collection of madrigals was dedicated to Don Antonio Londonio, a magistrate of the Secret Council of the Catholic King of the State of Milan. It was published in 1570, when she was still rather young.
Casulana’s style is moderately contrapuntal and chromatic, reminiscent of some of the early work by Marenzio as well as many madrigals by Philippe De Monte, but avoids the extreme experimentation of the Ferrara school composers such as Luzzaschi and Gesualdo. Her melodic lines are singable and carefully attentive to the text. Other composers of the time, such as Philippe De Monte, thought highly of her; that Lassus conducted a work of hers at a wedding in Bavaria suggests that he also was impressed with her ability.
A total of 66 madrigals by Casulana have survived. The madrigals are highly homophonic and not very demanding, but very pleasant to sing and to hear.
Cees Wagemakers