Vesperae Beatae Mariae Virginis

Album by Joan Cererols & Escolania de Montserrat & Ars Musicae de Barcelona & Ireneu Segarra i Malla

Vesperae Beatae Mariae Virginis is a collection of Vespers by Catalan composer Joan Cererols, composed in the mid-17th century. The work presents polyphonic liturgical settings in an Iberian Baroque idiom, using modal counterpoint and chant-derived melodic material suited to monastic Vespers services and reflecting Cererols' contribution to the musical life of Montserrat and 17th-century Spanish sacred music.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Salve Regina (Antiphon)
    4:51
  2. 2.
    Dixit Dominus (Ps. 109)
    5:44
  3. 3.
    Laudate Pueri (Ps. 112)
    5:58
  4. 4.
    Laetatus sum (Ps. 121)
    6:15
  5. 5.
    Nisi Dominus (Ps. 126)
    6:51
  6. 6.
    Magnificat
    6:14
  7. 7.
    Ave Maris Stella (Hymn)
    10:43
  8. 8.
    Ave Regina Caelorum (Antiphon)
    5:00
  9. 9.
    Alma Redemptoris Mater (Antiphon)
    3:01
  10. 10.
    Regina caeli (Antiphon)
    1:41