Raphaella Aleotti (c.1570–after 1646)
Prioress; Organist; Composer
Works published by MoV
Angelus ad pastores ait (SSATB)
Angelus ad pastores ait (SSATB)
In the Multitude of Voyces version, Angelus ad pastores ait is presented at the original pitch with modern cleffing, halving of note values and barring. The edition has been made directly from the source – Sacrae cantiones: quinque, septem, octo, & decem vocibus decantande; Liber primus, published in Venice by Ricciardo Amandino in 1593. (Christopher Shaw)
The angel said to the shepherds:
I bring you tidings of great joy,
for the Saviour of the world has been born to you today. Alleluia.
Raphaella Aleotti (c.1570–after 1646)
Raphaella Aleotti was an Italian organist, prioress and composer. She was born in Argenta, Ferrara, and lived for much of her life in the Augustinian Convent of San Vito, which was famed for its music. She began to play the organ in 1593 and went on to become Director of Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles and ultimately Prioress. Contemporary accounts of musical performances in the convent under her supervision are full of praise and adulation. Under her direction the nuns of San Vito performed for Pope Clement VIII and Margaret of Austria. Her madrigals and motets were widely celebrated, although most are now lost.
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