Song of Songs

Featuring

Stile Antico
Jacobus Clemens non Papa
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Francisco Guerrero
Nicolas Gombert

Orlando di Lasso
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Anonymous
Jean l'Héritier
Rodrigo de Ceballos
Sebastián De Vivanco

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Compositional Technique

Later works on this album, published in the 1570s/80s, display a more developed sense of tonality, using a wider range of chords for expressive effect.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The Song of Songs was a popular source for composers of the time, and Palestrina was not alone in lavishing attention on the book.

Compositional Technique

The motets on this album span much of the 16th century and the dawn of the 17th, a period of considerable change in musical styles as composers became increasingly inspired by text setting.

Performer Biography

Stile Antico, an ensemble of young British singers, won the 2005 Early Music Network International Young Artists' Competition and records exclusively for harmonia mundi.

Interpretation

Stile Antico performs without a conductor, with each member contributing artistically to the musical result as chamber musicians.

Interpretation

Stile Antico's repertoire spans from English Tudor composers to Flemish and Spanish schools and early Baroque music, with a focus on thoughtful programming and expressive performances.

Performer Biography

Stile Antico's previous albums, "Heavenly Harmonies" and their Grammy-nominated debut "Music for Compline," have received numerous international awards.