The Splendors of Polyphony: Motets | Sacred Choir Music (15th–20th Century)

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Journey through the splendors of sacred polyphony across the centuries — from the solemn chants of Guillaume Dufay to the luminous harmonies of Kodály and Stravinsky.

This collection of motets and sacred choral works spans five centuries of Christian devotion, offering a rich tapestry of prayer, praise, and contemplation. Featuring masterpieces by Palestrina, Victoria, Scarlatti, Bruckner, and other great composers, this music reveals the beauty of faith expressed through the purest form of vocal art.

From the medieval solemnity of "Vexilla Regis" to the intimate tenderness of "O Salutaris Hostia" and the spiritual intensity of "Eli! Eli!", these sacred works lift the soul toward the divine.

Let this music accompany your prayer, study, or quiet reflection, as we celebrate the enduring power of sacred choral tradition.

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From the album "Cinque secoli di polifonia sacra"
℗ 1988 La Gloria / Rusty Records
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00:00 Vexilla Regis prodeunt
by Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474), Cambrai
Ambrosian hymn by Veneziano Fortunato (609)

02:44 Adoramus Te Christe
by Franchino Gaffurio (1451-1522), Lodi
Byzantine Liturgy No. 1000

06:24 Christus factus est
by Manuel de Villanueva (1609), El Escorial, Nuova Castiglia
Gradual, Palm Sunday and Healthy Thursday; Missa in coena Domini. Phil. 2,8. v.9

09:15 Alta Trinità
Processional lauda, anonymous Italian 14th century
Literary text from the Laudario of Cortona, 13th century

10:30 O Jesu Christe
by Jachet Van Bercham (1580), Anversa

13:14 Ave maris stella
by Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina (1525-1594), Roma
Hymn, literary text 8th century

15:43 Sicut Cervus
by Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina (1525-1594), Roma
Psalm 41, Holy Saturday

18:29 Alma Redemptoris Mater
by Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina (1525-1594), Roma
Marian Advent Antiphon, attributed to Hermann Contract (1054)

20:49 Agnus Dei
by Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina (1525-1594), Roma
Ordinarium Missae, Missa Aeterna Christi munera

24:24 Regina coeli laetare
by Gregor Aichinger (1556-1628), Ratisbona
Antiphon, Sabbato in resurrectione Domini
Text by Gregory V, 10th century

26:46 Caligaverunt
by Tomas Luis De Victoria (1548-1611), Avila
Responsory Ninth of Good Friday, Third Night Job. 16.17; Lm. 1,12

30:33 Exultate Deo
by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Palermo
Psalm 81 (80) v. 1-2

33:57 Intellige Clamorem
by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Palermo
Communio, Dominica II in Quadragesima; ps: 5.2.3.4a

36:53 Locus iste
by Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Vienna
Gradual: Mass “Dedicationis Ecclesiae” Gen. 28:17, 22

39:46 O salutaris Hostia
by Lorenzo Perosi (1872-1956), Tortona
Literary text of St. Thomas Aquinas (1274)

41:14 Pater Noster
by Igor Strawinsky (1887-1967), Pietroburgo
Ordinarium Missae

42:57 Stabat Mater
by Zoltan Kòdaly (1882-1967), Budapest
Sequence, Jacopone da Todi (1305)

46:14 Eli! Eli!
by György Deák-Bárdos (1889), Budapest
Mt. 27-46

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