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Posted: May 08 2008 at 8:46pm | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
Sorry this is late, we've been swamped here...

From wikipedia:

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Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Mozart, Haydn and others are well known composers who contributed to Marian music. Less known is the fact, that before 1802, the secularisation, many religious congregations had their own composers. [20] A totally unknown Father Valentin Rathgeber OSB, (1682-1750) wrote 43 masses, 164 offertories 24 concerts and, 44 Marian antiphones. Missa de Beata Virgine and the Messe de Nostre Dameare examples of individual contributions. Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine has remained structurally unchanged for the past 1500 years. Joseph Haydn wrote several Marian compositions including two famous Marian Masses: [21] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed in honour of the Virgin Mary Latin masses and several shorter opera: [22] Other known classic composers with Marian compositions mainly in Latin include Orlando di Lasso and Franz Schubert.


We've studied most of these composers except for Monteverdi, so I think we'll focus on him a bit more than the others. I'm also currently looking for Father Valentin Rathgeber's works. Thought this would be a good way to celebrate Mary's month.

Suggestions and comments welcome!!

Will be back tomorrow with more.

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Posted: May 10 2008 at 4:19am | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
I'm having a hard time finding Rathgeber works, though I've got Aria Pastorella (Christmas music) on my blog right now.

I did find an album by Charpentier (baroque) called "Music for the Virgin Mary"

You can listen to two sample tracks here.



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Posted: May 10 2008 at 4:37am | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
Another discovery:

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and his Mystery Sonatas or Rosary Sonatas

More info on Biber here.

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Posted: May 13 2008 at 8:22am | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
Thought it would be nice to include the 4 seasonal Marian antiphons in this study:

here's the first:

Alma Redemptoris Mater

It's playing right now on my blog if you want to listen.

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Posted: May 13 2008 at 10:35am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
stefoodie wrote:
Another discovery:

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and his Mystery Sonatas or Rosary Sonatas

More info on Biber here.


Libby is playing part of the Rosary Sonata at her recital. It's really beautiful!

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Posted: May 19 2008 at 11:18am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
Hey folks...I just posted the Passagalia from the Rosary Sonatas on my blog.

Yay! Free music !

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Posted: May 20 2008 at 11:56am | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
Beautiful, Macbeth and Libby!!! Thanks so much for sharing!

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Posted: May 20 2008 at 11:56am | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
Donna Lynn, thanks so much for the suggestion...

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