Short bio Cipriano de Rore
Birthday:
1516 in Flanders, Belgium
Died:
1565 in Parma, Italy
Genre:
Classical,Vocal
Period:
Renaissance
Full biography Cipriano de Rore
Cipriano de Rore was a prominent composer of the late Renaissance era. He was born in 1515 in Ronse, Belgium and spent most of his life in Italy, where he became one of the leading composers of his time.
Rore's compositional style was characterized by a highly expressive and emotional approach to music, often writing in complex polyphonic textures. He was a master of text setting, with a particular interest in setting texts in Italian and French.
Rore's most renowned works include his madrigals, which are regarded as some of the finest examples of Renaissance vocal music. His settings of the texts, often drawn from Petrarch's poetry, were richly expressive and emotionally charged, demonstrating his exceptional ability to capture the nuances of human emotion through music.
Aside from madrigals, Rore also composed chansons, motets, and instrumental music, all of which were marked by his unique style and technical virtuosity. His works were greatly admired by his contemporaries and had a lasting influence on subsequent generations of composers.
Sadly, Cipriano de Rore died at a young age of 48, on September 11, 1565. Despite his relatively short life, he left behind a significant legacy of innovative and emotionally powerful music that continues to captivate audiences to this day.
Compositions featuring Cipriano de Rore
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iustus es Domine, motet for 5 voices | 3:51 min | Vocal Music | 1595 |
| 2 | Fulgebunt iusti, for 4 voices | 2:15 min | Choral | 1569 |
| 3 | Era il bel viso suo, quale esser suole, madrigal for 4 voices | 4:41 min | Vocal Music | 1561 |
| 4 | O sonno, madrigal | 3:21 min | Vocal Music | 1559 |
| 5 | Missa Praeter Rerum Seriem | 16:31 min | Choral | 1555 |
| 6 | Calami Sonum Ferentes | 4:55 min | Choral | 1555 |
| 7 | Quando lieta sperai (from II Terzo Libro de Madrigall, Venezia) | 3:25 min | Vocal Music | 1552 |
| 8 | Plange quasi virgo, motet | 5:10 min | Choral | 1550 |
| 9 | Qual'è più grando'o mmore (II primo libro de madrgali a quatro voci Ferrara, Giovanni de Buglhat & Anto | 1:49 min | Vocal Music | 1550 |
| 10 | Se ben il duol, madrigal for 5 voices | 4:35 min | Choral | 155? |
| 11 | O altitudo divitiarum, for 5 voices | 6:28 min | Choral | 1549 |
| 12 | Stanzas to the Virgin | 37:26 min | Chamber Music | 1548 |
| 13 | Le vergine, madrigal cycle for 5 voices | Vocal Music | 1548 | |
| 14 | Anchor che col partire, madrigal | 3:30 min | Vocal Music | 1547 |
| 15 | Hor che 'l ciel, madrigal for 5 voices | 6:22 min | Choral | 1542 |
| 16 | Per mezz'i boschi, madrigal for 5 voices | 7:01 min | Choral | - |
| 17 | Parce Mihi, motet | 11:09 min | Choral | - |
| 18 | O Crux benedicta, motet for 4 voices | 2:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 19 | O socii neque enim, for 5 voices | 4:34 min | Choral | - |
| 20 | O socii durate | 4:52 min | Choral | - |
| 21 | O morte eterno fin, madrigal for 5 voices | 3:23 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Qual donn'attende, madrigal | 4:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Non è ch'il duol mi scemi, madrigal | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | Non gemme, non fin' oro, madrigal for 4 voices | 3:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Nell'aria in questi di, madrigal for 4 voices | 2:38 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 26 | Musica dulci sono, madrigal | 2:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 27 | Mon petit cueur, for 8 voices | 5:03 min | Choral | - |
| 28 | Missa Doulce Mémoire, for 5 voices | 27:42 min | Choral | - |
| 29 | Missa a note negre, for 5 voices | 31:14 min | Choral | - |
| 30 | Sicut cervus desiderat, psalm (attrib.) | 3:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 31 | Work(s) for violin | Chamber Music | - | |
| 32 | Vous sçavez bien | 1:47 min | Choral | - |
| 33 | Vieni dolce Himineo, madrigal for 5 voices | 3:26 min | Choral | - |
| 34 | Vergine bella, for 5 voices | 4:43 min | Choral | - |
| 35 | Terzi contrapunto sopra "Non mi toglia il ben mio" | Chamber Music | - | |
| 36 | Susanne un jour | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | St. John Passion | 67:17 min | Choral | - |
| 38 | Sine nomine, for 5 voices (textless, unspecified instrumentation) | 3:58 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 39 | Signor mio caro, for string consort | 3:48 min | Orchestral | - |
| 40 | Pero piu ferm, madrigal à 4 | 1:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 41 | Se come il biondo crin de la mia Filli, madrigal for 5 voices (attrubted) | 2:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Schiet' arbuscel | 3:54 min | Choral | - |
| 43 | S'eguale a la mia voglia | 4:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Regina caeli laetare, motet | 3:46 min | Choral | - |
| 45 | Quis tuos praesul | 6:46 min | Choral | - |
| 46 | Quem vidistis pastores à 7 | 3:38 min | Choral | - |
| 47 | Madrigals | Vocal Music | - | |
| 48 | Poi che m'invita Amore, madrigal for 5 voices | 5:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 49 | Come la notte ogni fiammella è viva, for 5 voices | 2:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 50 | Dissimulare etiam sperasti, motet for 5-7 voices | 9:52 min | Choral | - |
| 51 | Di virtu, di costumi, for 4 voices | 3:59 min | Choral | - |
| 52 | Descendi in Hortum Meum | 5:15 min | Choral | - |
| 53 | Datemi pace | 3:10 min | Choral | - |
| 54 | Da le belle contrade d'oriente, madrigal | 3:38 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 55 | Da l'estrem' orizonte | 2:37 min | Choral | - |
| 56 | Crudele, acerba, inesorabil morte, madrigal | 2:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 57 | Convien ch'ovunque sua sempre cortese, madrigal for 5 voices | 4:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Concordes adhibete animos, motet for 5 voices | 3:06 min | Choral | - |
| 59 | Donec gratus eram tibi, for 8 voices | 5:25 min | Choral | - |
| 60 | Clamabat Autumn Mulier | 3:08 min | Choral | - |
| 61 | Ben qui si mostra il ciel | 3:36 min | Choral | - |
| 62 | Beato me direi, madrigal for 4 voices | 3:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 63 | Ave Regina Caelorum, Motet | 5:37 min | Choral | - |
| 64 | Angelus ad Pastores (motetto passeggiato da Giovanni Battista Bovicelli) | 4:06 min | Choral | - |
| 65 | Amore se cosi dolce, madrigal | 4:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 66 | Amor ben mi credevo, madrigal for 4 voices (No. 8 from Il primo libro de madrigali a quatro voci) | 3:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 67 | Alla dolce ombra, madrigal | 5:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 68 | Alcun non puo saper da chi sia amato, madrigal for 5 voices | 2:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 69 | L'ineffabil bontà del Redentore, madrigal for 5 voices | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Mentre, lumi maggior, madrigal for 5 voices | 4:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 71 | Magnificat in sexti toni | 8:23 min | - | |
| 72 | Agimus tibi gratias | 1:48 min | Choral | - |
| 73 | Madonn'hormai mi vedo, madrigal | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | Ma poichè vostra altezza | 3:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 75 | Lieta vivo e contenta, madrigal for 6 voices (doubtful) | 1:27 min | Choral | - |
| 76 | La vita fugge, madrigal for 5 voices (Il primo libro de madrigali cromatici a cinque voci) | 7:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | La giustitia immortale, madrigal for 4 voices | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 78 | La bella Greca | 2:43 min | Choral | - |
| 79 | Mia benigna fortuna, madrigal for 4 voices | 4:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 80 | L'inconstantia che seco han, madrigal for 4 voices | 3:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 81 | Jubilate Deo | 1:42 min | Choral | - |
| 82 | Io canterei d'amor, for string consort | 3:49 min | Orchestral | - |
| 83 | Infelix Ego, motet | 12:15 min | Choral | - |
| 84 | Illuxit nunc sacra dies, motet | 2:44 min | Choral | - |
| 85 | Il Quinto libro di madrigali | Vocal Music | - | |
| 86 | Hodie Christus natus est, motet | 3:50 min | Choral | - |
| 87 | Gloria | 5:09 min | Choral | - |
| 88 | Fratres, scitote | 4:37 min | Choral | - |
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