Monferrato - Motetti a voce sola, op.4 | Tactus TC611301

Monferrato - Motetti a voce sola, op.4

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Label: Tactus

Cat No: TC611301

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 5th December 2025

Contents

Works

Monferrato, Natale

Canzona ex tempore
Ciaccona ex tempore sopra Quo fugiam, miser?
Motetti a voce sola, Book 1, op.4
» no.8 O quam pulchra es
» no.9 O quam suavis es bone Iesu
» no.10 O Deitas
» no.12 Quo fugiam, miser?
» no.15 Ardet cor meum
» no.16 Iesu mi
» no.17 Alma mater
Toccata ex tempore sopra Alma mater

Artists

Amphon Novus Early Music Ensemble

Works

Monferrato, Natale

Canzona ex tempore
Ciaccona ex tempore sopra Quo fugiam, miser?
Motetti a voce sola, Book 1, op.4
» no.8 O quam pulchra es
» no.9 O quam suavis es bone Iesu
» no.10 O Deitas
» no.12 Quo fugiam, miser?
» no.15 Ardet cor meum
» no.16 Iesu mi
» no.17 Alma mater
Toccata ex tempore sopra Alma mater

Artists

Amphon Novus Early Music Ensemble

About

From the early 17th century onwards, the polyphonic motet that had dominated sacred music in previous centuries found itself complemented in both liturgical and devotional contexts by a new, more streamlined form: the solo motet. This allowed prayer and meditation to be accompanied by music even in places where maintaining a stable polyphonic choir was impractical or economically unfeasible. At the same time, composers were afforded greater freedom to align with the emerging ‘modern taste’ of the time, which valued the expressive power of a single voice supported by organ or other continuo instruments over the contrapuntal interplay of multiple voices. This modern aesthetic increasingly prioritised the transmission of ‘affetti,’ seen as essential for the true expression of a text.

The compositions presented on this CD by the Ensemble Amphion Novus, a premiere recording on an edition prepared specifically for this occasion, exemplify precisely this direction.

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