MERULA TARQUINIO
The special kind of energy and inspiration in this music can perhaps be attributed to Tarquinio Merula‘s unstable character.
His sacred vocal works are full of references to secular music: the psalms and motets use a “romanesca” bass and a whole mass in composed on a “ruggiero” bass; they include curious devices such as vocal “ostinati” and enigmatic canons.
In the 17th century more and more instrumental music began to be performed during mass, so it was natural for composers to use musical elements which were common to secular compositions (with an ease uncommon to our present-day concept of sacred) to express the intimate emotional messages of sacred texts.
Merula’s ingenious inventive vein is also apparent in his music for organ, permeating both the common musical genre of that time and “less modern” ones with vivacity and a search for new ideas.
Tracklist
Merula, Tarquinio
Sonata cromatica
1 - Sonata cromatica (7:07)
Canzone seconda
2 - Canzone seconda (3:48)
Canzone quarta
3 - Canzone quarta (3:07)
Toccata del secondo tono
4 - Toccata del secondo tono (5:15)
Canzone prima
5 - Canzone prima (2:53)
Canzone for 2 violins, violone and continuo No. 17, "La monteverde" (arr. for organ)
6 - Canzone for 2 violins, violone and continuo No. 17, "La monteverde" (arr. for organ) (3:00)
Intonazione cromatica del terzo tono
7 - Intonazione cromatica del terzo tono (2:44)
La marcha canzon septima
8 - La marcha canzon septima (3:22)
Toccata e Genus cromaticum del primo tono
9 - Toccata e Genus cromaticum del primo tono (5:41)
Capriccio Cromatico
10 - Capriccio cromatico (3:54)
Canzone terza
11 - Canzone terza (1:58)
Intonazione cromatica del quarto tono
12 - Intonazione cromatica del quarto tono (3:50)
Capriccio
13 - Capriccio (2:53)
Canzone quinta
14 - Canzone quinta (3:20)
Due versetti del primo tono
15 - Due versetti del primo tono (1:45)
Intonazione cromatica del nono tono
16 - Intonazione cromatica del nono tono (3:11)
- Composer: MERULA TARQUINIO
- Performers: Francesco Cera, Organ
- Historical Period: Humanism and Renaissance
- Code: TC 591301
- Edition: 1999
- Barcode: 8007194101287
- Set: 1
- Total tracks: 16
- Total duration: 00:58:24