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Secrets of the Heavens

SEVEN INVOCATIONS FOR THE CONTEMPLATION OF THINGS CELESTIAL



Catherine King - mezzo-soprano
Mark Tucker - tenor
Mark Rylance - reader

THE MARINI CONSORT
Pavlo Besnosiuk - lira da braccio, vielle
Jacob Heringman - lute, viol
Alison Crum - harp, viol
Roy Marks - viol
Angela Voss - viol

Introduction, Biographies, Track details, Audio files, Reviews, Essay

1. Sapphic Ode

words by Lancinus Curtius, music by Franchinus Gaffurius (1518)

2’51"

2. Invocation to the Moon
Reading
Orphic Hymn to the Moon

(Hypodorian mode)

5’33"

3. Fantasia segundo tono

Luys de Narvaez (1538)

3’52"

4. Invocation to Mercury
Reading
Orphic Hymn to Mercury

(Hypophrygian mode)

4’16"

5. Der Hund

Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517)

4’03"

6. Chui dicese

attr. Leonardo Giustiniani (1387-1446)

2’45"

7. Invocation to Venus
Reading
Orphic Hymn to Venus

(Hypolydian mode)

8’50"

8. Virgine bella

Bartolommeo Tromboncino (c.1470-c.1535)

3’23"

9. Invocation to the Sun
Reading
Orphic Hymn to the Sun

(Dorian mode)

5’15"

10. Iam fulsit sol

Alexander Agricola (c.1446-1506)

1’46"

11. In te domine

Josquin des Près (!440-1521)

3’50"

12. Invocation to Mars
Reading
Orphic Hymn to Mars

(Phrygian mode)

3’05"

13. Alla guerra

Bartolommeo Tromboncino

3’07"

14. Invocation to Jupiter
Reading
Orphic Hymn to Jupiter

 (Lydian mode)

5’33"

15. Pavana La Cornetta
Galiarda La Cornetta

Anon.
arr. Roy Marks

3’11"

16. Invocation to Saturn
Reading
Orphic Hymn to Saturn

 (Mixolydian mode)

8’38"

17. Fors seulement

Jacob Obrecht (c.1450-1505)

2’52"

Mille regretz

Josquin des Près

2’19"

18. Final Reading

0’34"