{"product_id":"prez-odhecaton-gesualdo-six-josquin-desprez-in-italia","title":"Odhecaton The Gesualdo Six Col: Josquin Desprez in Italia - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eJosquin Desprez in Italia\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eOdhecaton The Gesualdo Six Col\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eArcana Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e3760195734896\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2021-08-27\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         During the sixteenth century in Italy, the motto 'i galli cantano' (the Gauls are singing) circulated, acknowledging the supremacy of the Franco-Flemish 'transalpine' musicians who were summoned to the peninsula to serve princes and prelates in the techniques of composing and performing vocal polyphony. Josquin Desprez, 'Giosquino' to the Italians, was the emblematic figure: in addition to France, he was in the service of Cardinal Ascanio Sforza in both Milan and Rome (1484, 1498) and of the papal (1489-95) and Este chapels (1503-4). On the fifth centenary of the composer's death (1521), the Odhecaton ensemble proposes to retrace Josquin's Italian itinerary with the Missa Hercules dux Ferrariæ, composed for the Duke of Ferrara Ercole I d'Este, and a selection of motets commissioned by Italian patrons. The contribution of The Gesualdo Six in the more solemn pieces brings the vocal ensemble to 22 singers, a number that is close to the forces of the Rome and Ferrara chapels and yields new sonic results in our quest to recreate how polyphony sounded in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/189382321\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Odhecaton The Gesualdo Six Col","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39500475039815,"sku":"41868232","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3991988-3271965.jpg?v=1727866334","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/prez-odhecaton-gesualdo-six-josquin-desprez-in-italia","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}