Palestrina: Missa Ecce ego Johannes & Other Sacred Music
11/24/2023, 13 Tracks, 1:05:06
Featuring
James O'Donnell
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Compositional Technique
The Missa Ecce ego Joannes, like Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli, is considered a model of his word-setting, featuring a subtle use of homophonic writing for rhetorical power.
Compositional Technique
Palestrina set the Magnificat text no fewer than 35 times, with 16 of these appearing in his 1591 collection, Magnificat octo tonum liber primus.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Palestrina's publications often bore dedications to powerful figures, including wealthy patrons, foreign princes like Philip II of Spain, and popes.
Composer Biography
Palestrina's extensive output includes 104 Masses, over 375 motets, 68 offertories, at least 65 hymns, 35 Magnificats, and over 140 madrigals.
Historical Context
Palestrina worked at the heart of the Counter-Reformation, and his music reflects a strong religious feeling combined with a sense of worldly purpose.
Composer Biography
Palestrina was dismissed from the Sistine Chapel by Pope Paul IV because of his married status, which was deemed unacceptable.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, whose name comes from a town near Rome, was born around 1525 or 1526.
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