Posted by andreas boxhammer on November 02, 1999 at 03:15:45:
In Reply to: Re: gesualdo lyrics posted by Giacomo on October 14, 1999 at 10:47:59:
: : I bought a Naxos CD with Gesualdo's five part sacred
: : music. But the guys at Naxos don't give me the lyrics
: : in the booklet supplied with the CD.
: : Can anyone tell me how to find the lyrics of Gesualdo's
: : sacred music?
: : Andreas
: No lyrics? That is annoying.. and unusual, Naxos usually does provide them... hmm..
: What are the names of the pieces?
Hello, Giacomo (and everyone else reading this)!
Thanks for trying to help me out. As to the Five Part Sacred Music CD:
It's the Naxos CD no. 8.550742 from 1993, sung by the Oxford Camerata,
directed by Jeremy Summerly.
There are 19 pieces all in all. They are as follows:
1) Illumina faciem tuam
2) Deus refugium et virtus
3) Exaudi Deus deprecationem meam
4) Tribulationem et dolorem
5) Tribularer si nescirem
6) Precibus et meritis beatae Mariae
7) O crux benedicta
9) O vos omnes
10)Maria mater gratiae
11)Laboravi in gemitu meo
12)Ave dulcissima Maria
13)Domine ne deias
14)Peccantem me quotidie
15)Sancti spiritus domine
16)Hei mihi domine
17)Venit lumen tuum Jerusalem
18)Reminiscere miserationum tuarum
19)Ave Regina coelorum
That's it. I hope I got the spelling correct.
I think some of the pieces are from the Book of Psalms,
but quite a lot seem to be from other sacred literature
or prayers/texts used in m or other form of service.
I would be delighted to get the words or a title of some
book that gives them.
Thanks a lot
Andreas