Frottole: Songs From The Courts Of Renaissance Ita

Ulrike Hofbauer , soprano with the The Modena Consort: Sarah van Cornewal, Hiroko Suzuki, Claudio Santambrogio, Boaz Berney, Renaissance flute - René Genis, lute - as guest: Hiram Santos, percussion

Bartolomeo Tromboncino (c. 1470-1535): Occhi miei lassi, Vale diva, Su su leva, Dolci ire - Marchetto Cara (1465-1525): Io non compro, Per dolor me bagno el viso - Niccolo Brocco (c. 1480-1530): Se mia trista e dura sorte - Jacob Obrecht (1457-1505): La turturella, Rumfeltier - Johannes Hesdimois (16th c.): Tucto il mundo è fantasia - Loyset Compère (c. 1445-1518): Alons ferons barbe - Heinrich Isaac (c. 1450- 517): Benedictus - Antoine Brumel (1460-1512): Noe noe noe - Juan de Urrede (1451-c.1482): Nunqua fue pena maior - Vincenzo Capirola (1474-1548): Stavasi amor dormendo - Josquin des Prèz (1450-1521): Una musca - Franciscus Bossinensis (fl. 1510): Recercar 8, 12 & 15 - Anonym: Surge, Recerchar de Benedictus, La tromba sona, Tente alora

The frottola was the predominant type of Italian secular song of the late 15th and early 16th-centuries. It was the most important and widespread predecessor of the madrigal. The court of Mantua and improvements in the printing process (more than two dozen books of frottole appeared in print between 1504 and 1531) contributed to the diffusion and the influence of the frottola. The simplicity of the melodic line, usually entrusted to a soprano part and the relatively few contrapuntal lines of the other parts made this repertory for solo voices and lute a popular pastime. This recording showcases a variety of composers and poets, moods and instrumental combinations. In addition to frottole, can be heard instrumental music and dances, often juxtaposed alongside. The Modena Consort is one of the few ensembles to perform Renaissance polyphony on contemporary transverse flutes. The group was founded in 1998 in The Hague, and consists of soprano Ulrike Hofbauer, a four-part flute consort and a lute player. The consort has performed in various venues and festivals in Holland, Belgium, France and Switzerland. Ulrike Hofbauer has been frequent collaborator with L'arpeggiata and Cristina Pluhar.

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