Musica Secreta - Lucrezia Borgia's Daugther - Motets from a 16th Century Convent - Import CD

Credits:

Musica Secreta

Description:

A collection of motets by Eleonora, daughter of Lucrezia Borgia, the most notorious woman in history, Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI at the time, was known for her tumultuous and politically exploited life. Her life was full of turmoil and scandal. Lucrezia's third marriage was to Alfonso I d'Este, the legitimate son of Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. She gave birth to six children with Alfonso. No details are known about the life of their daughter Eleonora d'Este, who entered a convent among them, but we do know that she was a gifted composer in a book published in Venice in 1543. The book, which is anonymous, mentions the monastery of Corpus Domini in Ferrara and is believed to suggest that Eleonora was an unidentified composer.This is early polyphonic music for nuns, as revealed by studies by Musica Secreta and Celestial Sirens. King International.

Tracklisting:

1.Tribulationes civitatum audivimus
2.Suscipe verbum, virgo Maria
3.Haec dies quam fecit Dominus
4.Ego sum panis vitae
5.O salutaris hostia
6.Veni sponsa Christi
7.Salve sponsa Dei
8.Hodie Simon Petrus
9.Ave sanctissima Maria
10.Sicut lilium inter spinas
11.Angelus Domini descendit
12.Felix namque es
13.Angustiae mihi sunt
14.O beate Christi confessor
15.Iste est Joannes
16.Angeli archangeli troni