Program: #03-05 Air Date: Feb 03, 2003
Palestrina's death on Candlemas (February 2) has always made the month of February a good one to celebrate the great composer; this week, the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir takes us on a musical tour of this Renaissance titan.
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Preservation of this program is made possible by a generous grant from Boyd Holmes.
NOTE: The music on this program is from a recording by the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir directed by Ebbe Munk. It features music by GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (c. 1525--February 2, 1594).
This recording is on the danica label and is number DCD-8163. For information on this label, you may contact their web site: www.ohmusik.dk
This program is made possible in part with support from the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Missa Papae Marcelli
- Seven Motets for the Festivals of the Church Year
ADVENT:
- Canite Tuba in Sion
- Ave Maria
CHRISTMAS:
- Hodie Christus natus est
EASTER SATURDAY:
- Sicut cervus
- Sitivit anima mea
EASTER SUNDAY:
- Haec dies quam fecit Dominus
WHITSUNTIDE:
- Dum complerentur dies pentecostes
ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY:
- Assumpta est Maria
Composer Info
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (c. 1525--February 2, 1594),
CD Info
DCD-8163.
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