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PO Box 301675
Austin, TX 78703
United States

(512) 377-6961

Founded in 1987 by Daniel Johnson, the Texas Early Music Project is dedicated to preserving and advancing the art of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical music through performance, recordings, and educational outreach. 

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Our boxed CDs are $21.00 (with the exception of La Pellegrina, a 2-CD set, for $25). The CD price includes shipping within the U.S. Shipping charges will apply to international orders. Questions? Please contact us.

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La Pellegrina: Music for a Medici Wedding (2-CD Set)

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La Pellegrina: Music for a Medici Wedding (2-CD Set)

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First performed in 1589 for the spectacular Florentine wedding of Ferdinando de’ Medici to Christine of Lorraine, La Pellegrina is a musical masterpiece of spectacular dimensions. The choir, soloists, and a full orchestra of period instruments (viols, cornetto, sackbuts, and lutes) form a stellar ensemble of over fifty performers gathered from across the country. Lawrence Rosenwald, renowned Wellesley linguist and poet, created and recited an original poetic narrative.

Recorded live performances at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin, TX.
Jay Norwood, Sound Engineer.

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Enjoy these audio samples from La Pellegrina: Music for a Medici Wedding:

Disc 1:

1. Overture: Sinfonia, à6, from Intermedio IV
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547-1599; arr. D. Johnson

Intermedio I: The Harmony of the Spheres

2. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
3. Dalle più alte sfere
Antonio Archilei, c.1542–1612; text: Giovanni de’ Bardi, 1534–1612
4. Noi che cantando, à8
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
5. Sinfonia, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547-1599
6. Dolcissime Sirene, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
7. A voi reali amanti, à15
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
8. Coppia gentil, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621

Intermedio II: The Singing Contest of the Pierides and the Muses

9. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
10. Sinfonia, à5
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; divisions by D. Johnson
11. Belle ne fe natura, à3
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
12. Chi dal delfino, à6
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
13. Se nelle voci nostre, à12
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
14. O figlie di Piero, à18
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621

Intermedio III: Apollo Fights the Serpent Python

15. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
16. Qui di carne si sfama, à12
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
17. O valoroso Dio, à4
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
18. O mille volte mille, à8
Luca Marenzio, 1553–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621

Disc 2:
Intermedio IV: Prophecy of the Golden Age and the Sorrows of Hell

1. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
2. Io che dal Ciel cader
Giulo Caccini, 1551–1618; text: Giovambattista Strozzi, 1504–1571
3. Sinfonia, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547-1599
4. Or che due grand’alme, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Giovambattista Strozzi, 1504–1571
5. Miseri habitator, à5
Giovanni de’ Bardi, 1534–1612; text: Giovambattista Strozzi, 1504–1571

Intermedio V: Arion is Saved by the Dolphins

6. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
7. Io, che l’onde raffreno, à5
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
8. E noi, con questa bella diva, à5
Cristofani Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Giovanni de’ Bardi?, 1534–1612
9. Sinfonia, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599
10. Dunque fra torbide onde, à3
Jacopo Peri, 1561–1633; text: Ottavio Rinuccini?, 1562–1621
11. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
12. Lieti solcando il mare, à7
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621

Intermedio VI: Harmony and Rhythm Descend to Earth

13. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
14. Dal vago e bel sereno, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Giovanni de’ Bardi?, 1534–1612
15. O qual, o qual risplende, à6
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
16. Godi, turba mortal felice e lieta
Emilio de’ Cavalieri, 1550–1602; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
17. O fortunato giorno, à30
Cristofano Malvezzi, 1547–1599; text: Ottavio Rinuccini, 1562–1621
18. Narration: Lawrence Rosenwald
Lawrence Rosenwald, poet
19. O che nuovo miracolo, à5
Emilio de’ Cavalieri; text: Laura Lucchesini, 1550–c.1597

The Performers (solos in parentheses by disc & track number)
 
Special Guests: 

Ryland Angel, tenor & countertenor (1:11, 15; 2:10) 
Stephen Escher, cornetto (2:9) 
Lawrence Rosenwald, narration & bass 

Phillip Rukavina, bass lute & Renaissance guitar 
Mary Springfels, treble viola da gamba (2:5) 
Thomas Zajac, recorders & percussion 

Singers: 

Brett Barnes, baritone (1:16) 
Erin Calata, mezzo-soprano (1:10, 15, 16; 2:19) 
Cayla Cardiff, mezzo-soprano (1:15, 16; 2:14) 
Tom Crawford, alto 
Rick Gabrillo, baritone (1:15)
Robert Harlan, bass (1:11, 15; 2:8, 14) 
Jenny Houghton, soprano (1:3, 15; 2:3) 
Eric Johnson, bass 
Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, tenor (1:11; 2:10) 
Temmo Korisheli, tenor (1:15; 2:10, 14) 
Robbie LaBanca, tenor 
Ariadne Lih, soprano (1:10, 16; 2:2, 19) 

Peter Lohman, tenor 
David Lopez, tenor (1:11, 15; 2:14) 
Andrew Perry, baritone 
Brian Pettey, baritone (1:15)
Stephanie Prewitt, alto (1:11, 15; 2:14) 
Susan Richter, alto & recorders 
Lacy Rose, soprano 
Meredith Ruduski, soprano (1:10, 15; 2:7, 8, 14, 19) 
Thann Scoggin, bass 
Jenifer Thyssen, soprano (1:3, 6, 11; 2:8, 16) 
Curt Vaughan, bass (1:15)
Gil Zilkha, bass 

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