Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, Vol. 2: Missa "Voce mea" a 5 & Motets for Double Choir

Featuring

Gareth Wilson
Choir of Girton College, Cambridge
Historic Brass of the Guildhall School and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri
Paolo Animuccia

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Instruments

The album features cornetts and sackbuts, instruments widely considered to be most similar to the human voice, which regularly joined polyphony performances in Cremona Cathedral during Ingegneri's time.

Compositional Technique

Ingegneri's Mass settings, such as Missa Voce mea, demonstrate a distinctive parody technique characterized by dense, almost obsessive contrapuntal treatment of small melodic fragments.

Composer Biography

Marc'Antonio Ingegneri (1535/36-1592) is primarily remembered for teaching Claudio Monteverdi, a renowned composer known for his innovative harmonic techniques.

Compositional Technique

Ingegneri's music, particularly his sacred works, largely adhered to established sixteenth-century idioms rather than expanding stylistic boundaries, unlike his student Monteverdi.

Historical Context

Ingegneri worked as a church musician during and after the Council of Trent, a period when the Catholic Church sought reform and clarity in response to Protestantism.

Composer Biography

Claudio Monteverdi, a student of Ingegneri, mentioned his teacher in his first four publications, suggesting genuine admiration or awareness of Ingegneri's fame.

Recording & Production

This recording was made under challenging circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous cancellations and reorganizations affecting personnel, venues, and schedules.