All the music from our Choral Pilgrimage 2024!

Album Description

Imitation is the ultimate compliment. To take inspiration from someone else’s work, to borrow and rework it to form another piece…what could be more flattering? This technique, known as ‘parody’, was hugely popular in late 16^th-century Europe and Orlande de Lassus was one of its most famous advocates. The Sixteen’s programme showcases the master of parody at work and also features a new commission from the extraordinarily inventive composer Bob Chilcott parodying one of Lassus’ finest secular madrigals.

Also included are two mini masterpieces by Maddalena Casulana - the first female composer to have had a whole book of her music printed and published in the history of western music and whose work was widely admired, not least by Lassus.

Artists

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

Track Listing

Plainsong
1. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum

Orlande de LASSUS
2. Osculetur me osculo oris sui

Maddalena CASULANA
3. Morir non può il mio core

LASSUS
4. Credo from Missa Osculatur me

Josquin DESPREZ
5. Benedicta es caelorum Regina

LASSUS
6. Cantai, or piango

LASSUS
7. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum

Jean Guyot de CHÂTELET
8. Benedicta es caelorum Regina

LASSUS
9. Salve Regina a6

CASULANA
10. Vagh' amorosi augelli

LASSUS
11. Magnificat Benedicta es caelorum Regina

Bob CHILCOTT
12. Lauda Jerusalem Dominum

Total running time:   66.37