Short bio Adrian Willaert
Birthday:
1490 in Bruges, Belgium
Died:
1562 in Venice, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Renaissance
Full biography Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert (c. 1490-7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer of the High Renaissance period. He was mainly active in Italy, particularly Venice, where he founded the Venetian School of composers. Willaert's compositions were characterized by polychoral writing, which was developed in Venice during the second half of the 16th century.
Willaert first studied music in his native Flanders before travelling to Paris, where he studied with composer Jean Mouton and learned to write music in the style of Josquin des Prez, whom he greatly admired. He later went to Italy, where he worked as a singer at the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. In 1527, he became the maestro di cappella, or music director, at San Marco, a position he held until his death.
Willaert's compositions were highly regarded in his time and he was known for his skill in composing motets. He was also one of the first composers to use the madrigal form, which would become popular in the following centuries. Among his notable works are the motets "O magnum mysterium" and "Cantate Domino", as well as the madrigal "Vecchie letrose".
Despite his significant contributions to Renaissance music, Willaert's legacy has somewhat faded in modern times. Nonetheless, his music remains an important part of the historical canon and his influence on the development of polyphonic music in Venice is undeniable.
Compositions featuring Adrian Willaert
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infelix ego, motet for 6 voices | 8:11 min | Choral | 1556 |
| 2 | Enixa est puerpera, motet for 6 voices | 8:00 min | Choral | 1540 |
| 3 | Musica Nova (52), collection of motets (27) and madrigals (25) for 4-7 voices | Vocal Music | 1540 | |
| 4 | Ave Maria gratia plena, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 5:15 min | Vocal Music | 1539 |
| 5 | Ecce Dominus veniet, motet for 5 voices | 2:39 min | Choral | 1532 |
| 6 | Dessus le marché d'Arras, chanson for 4 voices | 1:34 min | Vocal Music | 1528 |
| 7 | A la fontaine du pres Margot, chanson for 6 voices | 4:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 8 | A quand' a quand'haveva una vicina, canzone for 4 voices | 3:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 9 | Adriacos numero, motet for 5 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 5:01 min | Choral | - |
| 10 | Aller m'y faut sur la verdure, chanson for 5 voices | 4:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 11 | Allons, allons gay, chanson for 3 voices | 2:53 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 12 | Alma redemptoris mater, motet for 6 voices (Musica Nova) | 7:01 min | Choral | - |
| 13 | Amor mi fa morire, madrigal for 4 voices (Madrigali) | 3:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 14 | Angelus Domini descendit, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:42 min | Choral | - |
| 15 | Arousez vo Violette, chanson for 6 voices (attributed to Willaert and to Gombert) | 1:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 16 | Ave Maria gratia plena, motet for 4 voices (2nd part of motet "Pater Noster") | 8:20 min | Choral | - |
| 17 | Ave maris stella, hymn for 6 voices (Hymnorum musica) | 7:42 min | Choral | - |
| 18 | Ave regina coelorum, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:48 min | Choral | - |
| 19 | Ave virgo sponsa, motet for 6 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 6:45 min | Choral | - |
| 20 | Baisés moy tant (i), chanson for 3 voices | 1:44 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 21 | Beata viscera, motet for 6 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 4:12 min | Choral | - |
| 22 | Benedicamus in laude Jesu, antiphon for 4 voices (I sacri e santi salmi...) | 1:34 min | Choral | - |
| 23 | Benedicta es, coelorum regina, motet for 7 voices (Musica Nova) | 7:05 min | Choral | - |
| 24 | Cantai, hor piango, madrigal for 6 voices (Musica Nova) | 5:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Che fai alma, che pensi?, madrigal for 7 voices (Musica Nova) | 3:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 26 | Cingari simo venit'a giocare, canzona for 4 voices | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 27 | Creator omnium, motet for 6 voices | 3:16 min | Choral | - |
| 28 | Credidi, propter quod locutus sum (Psalm 115), for 8 voices | 4:48 min | Choral | - |
| 29 | Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109) for 8 voices | 6:31 min | Choral | - |
| 30 | Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109), for 4 or 5 voices (collaboration with Jacquet of Mantua) | Choral | - | |
| 31 | Domine quid multiplicati, motet for 4 voices (Musica Nova) | 6:47 min | Choral | - |
| 32 | Douleur me bat, chanson for 6 voices | 3:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 33 | Dulce padrun, canzona for 5 voices | 3:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 34 | Dulces exuviae, motet for 4 voices (Mottetti libro secondo) | 4:41 min | Choral | - |
| 35 | E se per gelosia, canzona for 2 voices | 1:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 36 | Faulte d'argent, chanson for 6 voices | 1:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Flete oculi, rorate genas, motet for 4 voices (Mottetti libro secondo) | 4:23 min | Choral | - |
| 38 | Giunto m'ha Amor, madrigal for 5 voices (Musica Nova) | 5:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 39 | Haud aliter pugnans fulgebat, motet for 5 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 2:51 min | Choral | - |
| 40 | Hymnorum musica, hymns (24) for 4-6 voices | Choral | - | |
| 41 | In convertendo (Psalm 125), for 8 voices | 4:35 min | Choral | - |
| 42 | In illo tempore stabant, motet for 4 voices (Mottetti libro secondo) | 6:25 min | Choral | - |
| 43 | Ingrata è la mia donna, madrigal for 5 voices (Madrigali) | 5:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Inviolata, integra, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 4:22 min | Choral | - |
| 45 | Jouissance vous donneray, chanson for 5 voices | 3:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | La rousé de mois de may, chanson for 3 voces | 2:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Laetare sancta mater ecclesia, motet for 5 voices (Motecta liber primus) | Choral | - | |
| 48 | Laetatus sum (Psalm 121), for 4 voices (collaboration with Jacquet of Mantua) | Choral | - | |
| 49 | Laetatus sum (Psalm 121), for 4 voices (I sacri e santi salmi...) | 6:50 min | Choral | - |
| 50 | Lasso, ch'i ardo, madrigal for 4 voices (Musica Nova) | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (Psalm 147), for 4 voices (I sacri e santi salmi...) | 5:02 min | Choral | - |
| 52 | Lauda Jerusalem Dominum (Psalm 147), for 8 voices | 4:45 min | Choral | - |
| 53 | Laudate pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for 4 voices (I sacri e santi salmi...) | Choral | - | |
| 54 | Laudate pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for 8 voices | 3:54 min | Choral | - |
| 55 | Laus tibi, sacra rubens, motet for 5 voices | 4:41 min | Choral | - |
| 56 | Le vecchie per invidia, canzona for 4 voices (attributed) | 3:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 57 | Liete e pensose, madrigal for 7 voices (Musica Nova) | 4:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Madonn'io non lo so perchè lo fai, canzona for 4 voices | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 59 | Madonna mia famme bon'offerta, canzona for 4 voices | 2:50 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 60 | Magnificat for 4 voices (I sacri e santi salmi...) | 8:27 min | Choral | - |
| 61 | Magnificat sexti toni, for 4 voices (I sacri e santi salmi...) | 5:32 min | Choral | - |
| 62 | Mirabile mysterium, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:54 min | Choral | - |
| 63 | Missa [Mi ut mi sol], for 5 voices | 26:04 min | Choral | - |
| 64 | Missa benedicta es, for 5 voices (attributed) | Choral | - | |
| 65 | Missa Christus resurgens, for 4 voices | 41:29 min | Choral | - |
| 66 | Missa Mente tota, for 6 voices | 34:57 min | Choral | - |
| 67 | Missa Mittit ad virginem, for 6 voices | Choral | - | |
| 68 | Mittit ad virginem, motet for 6 voices (Musica Nova) | Choral | - | |
| 69 | Mon petit cueur tu n'es plus, chanson for 6 voices | 1:50 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for 4 or 5 voices (collaboration with Jacquet of Mantua) | 5:22 min | Choral | - |
| 71 | O bene mio fam'uno favore, canzona for 4 voices | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 72 | O crux splendidior, motet for 5 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 9:47 min | Choral | - |
| 73 | O dolce vita mia che t'haggio fatto, canzona for 4 voices | 3:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | O Domine Jesu Christe, adoro, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 6:37 min | Choral | - |
| 75 | O gloriosa domina, motet for 6 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:56 min | Choral | - |
| 76 | O iubar, nostrae specimen, hymn for 6 voices (Hymnorum musica) | 11:34 min | Choral | - |
| 77 | O magnum mysterium, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:51 min | Choral | - |
| 78 | O salutaris hostia, motet for 6 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 2:37 min | Choral | - |
| 79 | O socii durate, motet for 6 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:48 min | Choral | - |
| 80 | O Thoma, laus et gloria, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 2:47 min | Choral | - |
| 81 | Occhio non fu giamai, canzona for 4 voices | 2:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 82 | Passa la nave, madrigal for 6 voices (Musica Nova) | 4:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 83 | Pater noster, motet for 4 voices (Mottetti libro secondo) | 4:49 min | Choral | - |
| 84 | Peccavi supra numerum, motet for 5 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 5:35 min | Choral | - |
| 85 | Pianget'egri mortali, madrigal for 5 voices (Madrigali) | 3:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 86 | Qual dolcezza giami, madrigal for 5 voices (Madrigali) | 5:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 87 | Quando di rose d'oro vien, canzona for 4 voices | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 88 | Quante volte diss'io, madrigal for 4 voices (Madrigali) | 3:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 89 | Qui boyt et ne reboyt, for 4 voices (attrib.) | 0:54 min | Choral | - |
| 90 | Qui la dira la peine de mon coeur, chanson for 3 voices | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 91 | Qui la dira la peine de mon coeur, chanson for 5 voices | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 92 | Quid non ebrietas, motet for 2 or 4 voices | 1:56 min | Choral | - |
| 93 | Regina coeli laetare, motet for 5 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 4:27 min | Choral | - |
| 94 | Ricercares (4) for 3 instruments ("Re, Mi, Fa, Sol") | 4:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 95 | Ricercares (4) for 4 instruments (from "Musica Nova" collection, unrelated to Willaert's "Musica Nova") | 3:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 96 | Ricercares (10) for 3 instruments | Chamber Music | - | |
| 97 | Sacro fonte regenerata, motet for 5 voices | 5:18 min | Choral | - |
| 98 | Saluto te sancta virgo, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 6:15 min | Choral | - |
| 99 | Salve sancta parens, motet for 6 voices (Musica Nova) | 7:08 min | Choral | - |
| 100 | Se pur ti guardo, for 4 voices (attrib. to Willaert and to B. Donato) | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 101 | Sempre mi ride sta donna da bene, canzona for 4 voices | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 102 | Sospiri miei d'oime dogliorirosi, canzona for 4 voices | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 103 | Tota pulchra es, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 4:34 min | Choral | - |
| 104 | Un giorno mi pregò una vedovella, canzona for 4 voices | 1:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 105 | Vecchie letrose non valete niente, canzone for 4 voices | 1:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 106 | Verbum bonum, motet for 6 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 7:33 min | Choral | - |
| 107 | Victimae paschali laudes, motet for 4 voices (Mottetti libro secondo) | 7:27 min | Choral | - |
| 108 | Videns dominus, motet for 4 voices (Motecta liber primus) | 3:37 min | Choral | - |
| 109 | Virgo gloriosa Christi, motet for 4 voices | 3:33 min | Choral | - |
| 110 | Vous ne l'aurez pas, chanson for 6 voices | Vocal Music | - | |
| 111 | Zoia zentil che per secreta via, canzona for 4 voices ("Canonza di Ruzante") | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
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