Palestrina's six-part Tu es Petrus, published in 1572, is a masterclass in dramatic word-setting. An icon in its own right, the motet serves as a monument to this great composer, who died in the arms of Saint Philip Neri on the Feast of Candlemas, 1594.
The Oratory Schola sang the Prayer for the Pope at the end of Mass this evening to a setting by Adamo Volpi: Oremus pro Pontifice nostro Leone. Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum eius.
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The Schola's next recording, Sacred Treasures of Venice, is released on 2 February. A preview track, Monteverdi's Adoramus te, Christe, is available to stream today:
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Now that Christmas starts well before the beginning of December and finishes abruptly on the 25th it's good to be reminded that the official twelve days of Christmas run from the 25th until Epiphany, 6 January, a period which, in the Middle Ages, was one of continuous feasting.
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