Il Poverello: Medieval & Renaissance Music for Saint Francis of Assisi

#	Track Name	Written By	Listen
1.	Trotto (instrumental)	Anonymous, 14th-century Italian	Alternative content
2.	Sia Laudato San Francesco	Cortona laudario (13th-century Italian Ms)
3.	In Paupertatis Predio	Anonymous, 13th-century conductus	Alternative content
4.	Ghaetta (instrumental)	Anonymous, 14th-century Italian
5.	Fidelis Servus	Plainchant, mode VII
6.	Sancte Francisce Propera	Padre Costanzo Porta, OFM (1529? - 1601)
7.	Saltarello (instrumental)	Anonymous, 14th-century Italian
8.	Beatus Franciscus	Jerónimo de Aliseda (1548 - 1591)	Alternative content
9.	Os Justi	Plainchant, mode I
10.	Dum Seminudo Corpore	Tomaso Graziani, OFM (ca. 1550 - 1634)
11.	Radiante Lumera	Magliabechiano laudario (14th-century Italian Ms)
12.	Salve, Sancte Pater Patriae	Guillaume Dufay (ca. 1397 - 1474)
13.	Plaudat Frater	Padre Costanzo Porta, OFM (1529? - 1601)	Alternative content
14.	Petit Riense (instrumental)	Anonymous, 15th-century Ballo Francese	Alternative content
15.	Stabat Mater	Plainchant, mode II	Alternative content
16.	Ut te per Omnes/Ingens Alumnus Padue	Johannes Ciconia (ca. 1370 - 1412)
17.	La Manfredina (instrumental)	Anonymous, 14th-century Italian
18.	Voce Mea	Padre Costanzo Porta, OFM (1529? - 1601)
19.	Laudar Vollio	Cortona laudario (13th-century Italian Ms)	Alternative content

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Centuries of dedication and folklore in the chapels and courts of early Italy, Spain and Portugal produced music with rhythms that reverberated across the Mediterranean. In this recording spanning three centuries of vocal and instrumental music, a diverse collection of lyric poetry, dances, Italian spiritual songs, and Galician-Portuguese Cantigas de Santa Maria tell of the Virgin’s sometimes-humorous, always-incredible miracles.

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Early Mexican music resounds in this joyful program featuring over two centuries of festive Christmas dances and villancicos from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City. Accompanied by lively percussion, viola da gamba andvihuela da mano, solos and choruses burst forth in this holiday recording that’s anything but typical!

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Dazzling Eastern European polyphony featuring the antiphonal glory of Polish Renaissance composer Mikolaj Zielenski, the strength of the Russian Orthodox Liturgy with 12-part writing from Baroque master Vasily Titov, and our commissioned “hit,” Bogoroditse Devo, raduysia, by Minnesota composer, Sergey Khvoshchinskiy.

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