Your Recorder Community

2/3/2025
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern

Online Event

Presented by Annette Bauer

Vergine Bella - “I am earth and you the queen of heaven”

Composers of the 15th-17th centuries were inspired by the poetic works of 14th c. Italian writer and humanist scholar Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). This class explores various musical settings of Vergine Bella, the final poem in Petrarch’s collection “Rerum vulgarium fragmenta” (“Fragments of common things”), also simply referred to as Il Canzionere (“The Song Book”). Il Canzionere comprises 366 Italian poems, and is a collection of poetry composed over 40 years expressing unrequited love to a certain “Laura” - Petrarch even continued writing love poetry to her after her death.

We will play settings of Vergine Bella in 2-5 parts by Guillaume Dufay, Vincenzo Ruffo, Palestrina, and Cipriano da Rore, among others. We will also explore a few analytical tools to help us understand what sets these different versions apart. As we have quite a lot of music to play, please prepare a chosen part or two for each piece. In terms of the complexity of the individual parts, the Dufay setting (especially the cantus) might require a little extra preparation.

Setting: Live Virtual
https://hprecorder.org/events/2025-online-seminars/

Donna Messer
(phone: 7328287421)

This seminar will include an historical lecture and an opportunity to play music that is sent in advance to all who register. The seminar is priced at $25 . The Zoom sessions open at 7:15 PM EST for a meet and greet, and the instruction will begin at 7:30 PM EST. Register for the seminar here at the Highland Park Recorder Society Website.

• https://hprecorder.org/events/2025-online-seminars/

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