We’re visiting "The Museum of Renaissance Music," or at least, listening to it. Inspired by Neil MacGregor’s History of the World in 100 Objects, music historians Vincenzo Borghetti and Tim Shephard built a new “paper museum” for anyone curious about music of the past. Their book, The Museum of Renaissance Music: A History in 100 Exhibits, pairs detailed images of 100 artifacts or "exhibits" with essays by expert scholars, grouped into eight thematic "rooms." These musical objects have fascinating stories to tell, from Japanese-Italian diplomacy and the colonization of Mexico to the reach of the Ottoman Empire. Join us, as we peruse the exhibits and imagine what they heard.
PLAYLIST
La Istoria de Purim
Ensemble Lucidarium
Phaia Music | K617174 (2005)
Traditional
Tr. 3 Dos lid fun Der sreyfe În Venedig; “Song about the fire of Venice” (cut at 4:49)
Segment A:
Nuevo Mondo: 17th-Century Music in Latin America
Ensemble Elyma, Gabriel Garrido
Glossa | GCDC80022 (2017)
Hernando Franco
Tr. 12 In ilhuicac; “In heaven” (1:38)
Los Ministriles in the New World
Piffaro
Navona | NV5875 (2012)
Francisco Hernandez
Tr. 16 Dios itlaconantzine; “Dearest mother of God” (2:27)
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
Tr. 30 Deus in adiutorium meum a 8 (1:56)
Milan, Narvaez: Music for Vihuela
Christopher Wilson
Naxos | 8.553523 (1996)
Luis de Narváez
Tr. 20 Conde Claros; “Count Claros” (3:10)
A New Venetian Coronation, 1595
The Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh
Signum Classics | SIGCD287 (2012)
Andrea Gabrieli
Tr. 9 Gloria a 16 (5:02)
Luther in Rome
Concerto Romano, Alessandro Quarta
Christophorus | CHR77361 (2012)
Anonymous
Tr. 7 Giesu sommo conforto; “Jesus, highest comfort” (2:43)
Obrecht: Missa De Tous Biens Playne / Missa Cela Sans Plus / Missa Fors Seulement
A:N:S Chorus; Janos Bali
Hungaroton | HCD32319 (2005)
Jacob Obrecht
Missa De tous biens playne
Tr. 21 Credo: Credo in unum Deum – Patrem (1:35)
Theme Music Bed: Ensemble Alcatraz, Danse Royale, Elektra Nonesuch 79240-2 / B000005J0B, T.12: La Prime Estampie Royal
:59 Midpoint Break Music Bed:
Los Ministriles in the New World
Piffaro
Navona | NV5875 (2012)
Anonymous
Tr. 24 Paradetas Dulce Jesus mio (excerpt of 2:42)
Segment B:
Harem: Les fêtes du serailles
Pera Ensemble, Werner Ehrhardt
Ludi musici | LM002 (2007)
Wojciech Bobowski
Tr. 20 Benefsezar Pesrev (3:22)
Tr. 18 Neva Ceng-i Harbi (1:16)
Henry Aldrich: Sacred Choral Music
James Morley Potter, The Cathedral Singers of Christ Church Oxford, David Bannister, The Restoration Consort
Convivium Records | CVI052 (2019)
Henry Aldrich, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Tr. 4 O God, thou art my God (7:24)
Anne Boleyn’s Songbook: Music & Passions of a Tudor Queen
Alamire, David Skinner
Obsidian | OBSID-CD715 (2015)
Anonymous
D. 1 Tr. 2 Venes regrets, venes tous (1:54)
Featured Release:
Broken Branches
Karim Sulayman & Sean Shibe
Pentatone 2023
Claudio Monteverdi
Tr. 5 La mia turca (2:16)
Jonathan Harvey
Tr. 2 Sufi Dance (2:18)
This episode originally aired July 24, 2023.