The Sacrae Cantiones of Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa are two collections of motets published in 1603. The first volume consists of 19 motets for 5 voices, the second volume of 20 motets for 6 or 7 voices. The bassus and sextus (sixth part) of the second volume are lost, but were reconstructed by musicologist James Wood from 2008 to 2011 and recorded by Wood's Vocalconsort Berlin in August 2011.
Motet list Sacrarum cantionum quinque vocibus Liber primus, Napoli, Costantino Vitale, 1603 O vos omnes Domine, ne despicias deprecationem meam Sancti Spiritus, Domine Exaudi, Deus, deprecationem meam Venit lumen tuum Illumina faciem tuam Maria, Mater gratiae Precibus et meritis Ave, dulcissima Maria Dignare me laudare te Ave Regina cœlorum Hei mihi Domine Tribulationem et dolorem Peccantem me quotidie Reminiscere miserationum tuarum Tribularer si nescirem Laboravi in gemitu meo Deus, refugium et virtus O Crux benedicta
Sacrarum cantionum liber primus, 1603 - in fact Liber secundus Ad te levavi Adoramus te Christe Ardens est cor meum Assumpta est Maria Ave sanctissima Maria Da pacem Domine Discedite a me omnes Franciscus humilis et pauper Gaudeamus omnes Illumina nos Ne derelinquas me O anima sanctissima O beata Mater O oriens splendor O sacrum convivium Sana me Domine Veni Creator Spiritus Veni sponsa Christi Verba mea Virgo benedicta
Editions Eight songs of the Sacrae Cantiones arranged/completed by Theo Verbey in 2005.
Recordings Book 1 Odhecaton, Ensemble Mare Nostrum dir. Paolo Da Col 2013 Book 2 Vocalconsort Berlin, dir. James Wood 2011
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