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Girolamo Rossi, an 18th century Neapolitan of whose life and work very little is known, was certainly a Neapolitan Chapelmaster at the Oratory of the SS. Crocefisso dei Cavalieri. With it's Latin text, (St. Augustine's commentary on Psalm 63), the Lectio IV is for Good Friday and has such late baroque, galant or preclassical features which are intended to facilitate both enjoyment of the music and communication of the religious message concerning the dual nature of Christ as son of God and of Man. The scoring of the Lectio IV for psaltery and harpsichord, (rather than organ as was common), is in keeping with the custom of performing sacred music for holy week in Latin in the homes of the Neapolitan aristocracy. In the Cantata in onore di S. Antonio the main characters are allegories - Merit (soprano) and Glory (contralto) - who sing the saint's praises. The tone of the Cantata is in keeping with the relaxed sincerity of popular worship - the Child is called Jesus, never Christ as in oratorios or other more solemn genres. By an unknown author, the text exalts the virtues of St. Anthony and invites the faithful to honor him as a hero whose actions were marked by clarity and openness.
Tracklist:
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 1, Sinfonia. Allegro
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 2, Sinfonia. Largo E Amoroso
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 3, Sinfonia. Balletto Spiritoso
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 4, Suvvia In Trionfo
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 5, Con Echi Festosi
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 6, Quanto Dicesti È Vero
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 7, Con Cento E Mille Voci
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 8, Sì, Già M’è Noto Appieno
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 9, Caro, Gesù Adorato
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 10, Anima Pura E Bella
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 11, Alma Diletta
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 12, Sol Voi D’ira Fremete
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 13, Frema, Ma D’empio Orrore
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 14, Quante Grazie, Quai Doni
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 15, Dunque Che Più S’aspetta
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 16, Su Via A’ Piedi Suoi
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 17, D’ogni Fedele Il Core
- Lectio Quarta: No. 1, Introduzione
- Lectio Quarta: No. 2, Ex Tractatu Sancti Augustini
- Lectio Quarta: No. 3, Protexisti Me Deus
- Lectio Quarta: No. 4, Multi Martyres
- Lectio Quarta: No. 5, Protectus Est
- Lectio Quarta: No. 6, Filius Dei
- Lectio Quarta: No. 7, Parum Ergo
Girolamo Rossi, an 18th century Neapolitan of whose life and work very little is known, was certainly a Neapolitan Chapelmaster at the Oratory of the SS. Crocefisso dei Cavalieri. With it's Latin text, (St. Augustine's commentary on Psalm 63), the Lectio IV is for Good Friday and has such late baroque, galant or preclassical features which are intended to facilitate both enjoyment of the music and communication of the religious message concerning the dual nature of Christ as son of God and of Man. The scoring of the Lectio IV for psaltery and harpsichord, (rather than organ as was common), is in keeping with the custom of performing sacred music for holy week in Latin in the homes of the Neapolitan aristocracy. In the Cantata in onore di S. Antonio the main characters are allegories - Merit (soprano) and Glory (contralto) - who sing the saint's praises. The tone of the Cantata is in keeping with the relaxed sincerity of popular worship - the Child is called Jesus, never Christ as in oratorios or other more solemn genres. By an unknown author, the text exalts the virtues of St. Anthony and invites the faithful to honor him as a hero whose actions were marked by clarity and openness.
Tracklist:
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 1, Sinfonia. Allegro
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 2, Sinfonia. Largo E Amoroso
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 3, Sinfonia. Balletto Spiritoso
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 4, Suvvia In Trionfo
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 5, Con Echi Festosi
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 6, Quanto Dicesti È Vero
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 7, Con Cento E Mille Voci
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 8, Sì, Già M’è Noto Appieno
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 9, Caro, Gesù Adorato
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 10, Anima Pura E Bella
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 11, Alma Diletta
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 12, Sol Voi D’ira Fremete
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 13, Frema, Ma D’empio Orrore
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 14, Quante Grazie, Quai Doni
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 15, Dunque Che Più S’aspetta
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 16, Su Via A’ Piedi Suoi
- Cantata In Onore Di S. Antonio Da Padova: No. 17, D’ogni Fedele Il Core
- Lectio Quarta: No. 1, Introduzione
- Lectio Quarta: No. 2, Ex Tractatu Sancti Augustini
- Lectio Quarta: No. 3, Protexisti Me Deus
- Lectio Quarta: No. 4, Multi Martyres
- Lectio Quarta: No. 5, Protectus Est
- Lectio Quarta: No. 6, Filius Dei
- Lectio Quarta: No. 7, Parum Ergo