O mors, quam amara est - Motets, Book I (1566)

Album by Giaches de Wert & Collegium Musicum Amsterdam & Anthony Zielhorst

Motets, Book I is a collection of sacred motets by the Franco-Flemish composer Giaches de Wert, published in 1566. The pieces employ imitative polyphony, expressive text-setting and occasional chromatic turns, illustrating de Wert's move toward a more text-driven, emotionally direct vocal language that bridges mid-16th-century polyphonic practice and the emerging late-Renaissance madrigal style.
First released: 2014

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    O sacrum convivium
    3:18
  2. 2.
    O mars, quam amata est
    6:02
  3. 3.
    Deus, tu scis inspientiam
    3:20
  4. 4.
    Omnia in vero iudicio
    2:46
  5. 5.
    Nolite esse prudentes
    7:46
  6. 6.
    Ego autem in domino sperabo
    5:11
  7. 7.
    Adesto dolori meo
    4:13
  8. 8.
    Clama ne cesses
    4:30
  9. 9.
    Qui vindicari vult
    3:05
  10. 10.
    Tu deus Clemens
    4:01
  11. 11.
    Cum intrasset Jesus
    5:15
  12. 12.
    Omnis homo
    1:46
  13. 13.
    Domine si tu es
    4:50
  14. 14.
    Praclitus autem spiritus
    5:05
  15. 15.
    Intravit Jesus
    7:57
  16. 16.
    Transeute domino
    5:28

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