Amphon Novus Early Music Ensemble - Monferrato: Motetti a voce sola, libro primo, op. IV, Venezia 1655 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 1, Ardet cor meum
02. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 2, O Deitas
03. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 3, Canzona ex tempore
04. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 4, O quam suavis
05. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 5, Iesu mi
06. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 6, Ciaccona ex tempore sopra quo fugiam, miser?
07. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 7, O quam pulchra es
08. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 8, Toccata ex tempore sopra Alma mater
09. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 9, Quo fugiam, miser?
10. Motetti a voce sola, Book I, Op. 4: No. 10, Alma mater



From the early 17th century onwards, the polyphonic motet that had dominated sacred music in previous centuries found itself complemented in both liturgical and devotional contexts by a new, more stream-lined form: the solo motet. This allowed prayer and meditation to be accompanied by music even in places where maintaining a stable polyphonic choir was impractical or economically unfeasible. At the same time, composers were afforded greater freedom to align with the emerging ‘modern taste’ of the time, which valued the expressive power of a single voice supported by organ or other continuo instruments over the contrapuntal interplay of multiple voices. This modern aesthetic increasingly prioritized the transmission of ‘affetti,’ seen as essential for the true expression of a text.
The compositions presented on this cd by the Ensemble Amphion Novus, a premiere recording on an edition prepared specifically for this occasion, exemplify precisely this direction.

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