FROTTOLE: POPULAR SONGS OF RENAISSANCE ITALY

Ring Around Quartet & Consort

Set to vernacular texts dealing mainly with the theme of love, frottole were short, improvisatory polyphonic songs with instrumental accompaniment that flourished in the Renaissance courts of Italy for some forty years between c. 1480 and 1520. Despite its apparent simplicity, this completely new genre of song inspired some of Europe’s greatest vocal and instrumental musicians. The recent invention of movable type added further to its popularity. This recording explores a representative selection, including work published by the historically pivotal figure of Ottaviano Petrucci.

anon.:
 Aime sospiri
 La vida de Culin

trad.:
 Alle stamegne, donne
 La vida de Culin
 Occhi miei, al pianger nati

Capirola:
 Ricercar
 Ricercar Ottavo

Cara:
 Non e tempo d'aspettare
 Per dolor me bagno el viso

Dalza:
 Poi che volse la mia stella

Festa, S:
 L'ultimo di di maggio

Fogliano:
 L'amor donna ch'io ti porto

Mantovano:
 Lirum bilirum lirum lirum

Patavino:
 Un cavalier di Spagna

Pesenti, Michele:
 Che faralla, che diralla

Tromboncino:
 Su, su, leva, alza le ciglia
 Virgine bella
 Zephiro spira

Willaert:
 Vecchie letrose

Zesso:
 D'un bel matin d'amore