Costanzo Festa

Short bio Costanzo Festa

Birthday: 1485 in Piedmont, NC

Died: 1545 in Rome, Italy

Genre: Classical

Period: Renaissance

Full biography Costanzo Festa

Costanzo Festa was an Italian composer of the Renaissance period, born in Fabriano, in the region of Marche, in the mid-15th century, and who died around 1545.

Festa's early life is not well-documented, but it is believed that he gained his professional education in Rome. Soon after completing his apprenticeship, he joined the Papal Choir under the direction of Pope Leo X. Festa's musical talent and exceptional vocal ability ensured that he was frequently called upon to perform pieces of music, which granted him significant patronage and political influence, both within and outside of the Vatican.

Over the course of his career, Festa composed an extensive amount of liturgical music, secular songs, and instrumental works. His compositions are known to bear characteristics of the Roman school of composition, which blends traditional church music with Renaissance polyphony. Festa was renowned for his mastery of motets, which are typically choral pieces with a few soloists. He was very interested in exploring different sound combinations and experimenting with counterpoint effects, which was considered to be revolutionary in his time.

Festa was an influential composer and teacher, and his works have had a significant influence on Western classical music. His most famous pieces include two volumes of masses, numerous motets including "Super Flumina Babylonis," and the polyphonic madrigal "Vestiva i colli." His music is celebrated to this day, and his contribution to Renaissance musical development cannot be overstated.

Compositions featuring Costanzo Festa

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Contrapunti (125) on the cantus firmus "La Spagna"	6:30 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1602
2	Altro non è'l mio cor, madrigal for 3 voices (also attributed to Jacques Arcadelt)	3:15 min	Choral	1543
3	Madonna, oymè, per qual cagion m'havete, madrigal for 4 voices	3:41 min	Choral	1538
4	Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae, for 3-7 voices	30:05 min	Choral	15??
5	Missa "Se Congie Pris" a5		Choral	-
6	Quis dabit oculis nostris, motet for 4 voices	5:48 min	Choral	-
7	Quando ritrovo la mia pastorella, frottola in 4 parts	2:19 min	Choral	-
8	Petrus beatus catenarum laqueos, hymn for 4 voices	8:17 min	Choral	-
9	Pater noster / Ave Maria, for 6 voices	4:09 min	Vocal Music	-
10	Ogni Loco M'atrista	3:15 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
11	Ogni beltà madonna, madrigal for 3 voices	1:57 min	Vocal Music	-
12	O pulcherrima virgo, motet for 4 voices	4:35 min	Choral	-
13	Regam archangelorum (For shawms and sackbuts)	2:51 min	Chamber Music	-
14	Miserere mei, for 9 voices	8:20 min	Vocal Music	-
15	Magnificat Septimi Toni a4	12:34 min	Choral	-
16	Madonna io v'amo e taccio	1:37 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
17	Madonna io mi consumo, madrigal	2:26 min	Vocal Music	-
18	Lumen ad revelationem gentium, motet for4-5 voices	10:03 min	Choral	-
19	Quis dabit oculis, motet for 4 voices	5:05 min	Vocal Music	-
20	Vigesima dels 157 contrapunti	1:38 min	Chamber Music	-
21	Regem regum Dominum, motet for 4 voices	7:34 min	Choral	-
22	Regina coeli, motet	4:33 min	Choral	-
23	Sancta Maria succurre miseris, motet for 3 voices	2:25 min	Choral	-
24	Se Mai Vedet' Amanti	2:08 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
25	Si come sete bella, madrigal for 3 voices	1:58 min	Vocal Music	-
26	Sub tuum præsidium, motet for 4 voices	4:19 min	Choral	-
27	Super flumina Babylonis, motet in 5 parts	6:12 min	Choral	-
28	Surge amica mea, motet for 3 voices	4:32 min	Choral	-
29	Tibi Christe splendor Patris, hymn for 4 voices	11:17 min	Choral	-
30	Tribus miraculis, motet in 6 parts	9:21 min	Choral	-
31	Video in hac crucis ara, motet for 4 voices	8:25 min	Choral	-
32	Vidi speciosam, motet for 6 voices	6:09 min	Choral	-
33	Afflitti spirti miei, for 3 voices (from "Il vero libro")	1:47 min	Vocal Music	-
34	Domine non secundum peccata nostra, motet for 6 voices	6:35 min	Choral	-
35	All'arm' (Agostini) / Com'al primo apparir (Ferretti) / Sonata "La facca" (Gussago)	6:56 min	Choral	-
36	Alma redemptoris Mater, motet for 6 voices	6:08 min	Choral	-
37	Amor che mi consigli	3:00 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
38	Angelus ad pastores ait, motet for 4 voices	5:48 min	Choral	-
39	Arezzo, for 4 voices	1:34 min	Choral	-
40	Ave nobilissima creatura, motet for 5 voices	5:25 min	Choral	-
41	Ave regina caelorum, motet for 3 voices	3:17 min	Choral	-
42	Ave, virgo gratiosa, motet for 3 voices	5:22 min	Choral	-
43	Canzona "Istrini" (Bonelli) / Sonata "La Fontana" (Gussago) / Canzona "Licori" (Bonelli)	5:53 min	Choral	-
44	Chi vuol veder, madrigal in 4 parts	4:44 min	Choral	-
45	Conditor alme siderum, for 5 voices	6:34 min	Vocal Music	-
46	Constantia'l vo' pur dire, madrigal in 5 parts	3:43 min	Choral	-
47	Deduc me, Domine	12:33 min	Vocal Music	-
48	Deus, venerunt gentes, motet for 5 voices	11:42 min	Choral	-
49	Libera me, Domine, motet for 4 voices	9:19 min	Choral	-
50	Donna, quando pietosa (Arcadelt) / El travagliato (Ruffo) / La gamba (Ruffo) / Amor è foco e ghiaccio (Vecchi)	3:59 min	Choral	-
51	E' morta la speranza, madrigal in 4 parts	5:23 min	Choral	-
52	Exaltabo te, Domine, motet for 6 voices	7:55 min	Choral	-
53	Factus est repente, motet for 4 voices	2:25 min	Choral	-
54	Fiorenza, for 4 voices	2:15 min	Vocal Music	-
55	Florentia, tempus est poenitentiæ, motet for 5 voices	4:44 min	Choral	-
56	Hyerusalem quae occidis prophetas, motet	5:01 min	Choral	-
57	In illo tempore, motet for 5 voices	5:17 min	Choral	-
58	Inviolata, integra et casta, for 8 voices	8:19 min	Vocal Music	-
59	Jesu Nazarene, motet for 5 voices	5:27 min	Choral	-
60	L'Ultimo Di Maggio	1:15 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
61	La Spagna Contrapunto, for 4 parts No. 93	1:38 min	Chamber Music	-
62	La Spagna Contrapunto, for 5 parts No. 111	1:56 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Costanzo Festa

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Heinrich Isaac, Antoine Brumel, Josquin Desprez, Pierre de la Rue, Ludwig Senfl, Costanzo Festa, Paul Hofhaimer, Jacob Obrecht - Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Music From The Court Of Emperor Maximil	2016	Archiv Produktion
2	Constanzo Festa, Noël Akchoté – Madrigali(14×File, FLAC, MP3, Album)	2015	Noël Akchoté Downloads
3	Costanzo Festa, Ensemble Scandicus – Lamentation (Complete Lamentations Of Jeremiah)(CD, Album)	2007	Disques Pierre Verany
4	The Ring Ensemble Of Finland, Jean Mouton, Andreas de Silva, Constantius Festa, Adrian Willaert, Jean Le Santier, Antonius Divitis, Jean Richafort – The Medici Wedding - 13 Motets Of The Medici Codex(CD, )	2004	Alba Records
5	Costanzo Festa, Cantica Symphonia, Kees Boeke, Giuseppe Maletto – Mottetti Vol I E II(2×CD, )	2004	Stradivarius
6	Festa, Ockeghem, Gombert - Josquin Capella – Lamentationes(CD, Album, Stereo)	2004	MDG
7	Costanzo Festa, Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel – La Spagna: 32 Contrapunti	2003	Harmonia Mundi
8	Costanzo Festa - Cantica Symphonia, Giuseppe Maletto, Kees Boeke – Mottetti Vol.2(CD, )	2003	Stradivarius
9	Costanzo Festa, Cantica Symphonia, Kees Boeke, Giuseppe Maletto – Mottetti(CD, Album)	1997	Stradivarius
10	Costanzo Festa, Huelgas-Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel – Magnificat - Mass Parts - Motets - Madrigals(CD, Album)	1994	Sony Classical