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Tenebrae

Palestrina 500

Palestrina 500

Tenebrae presents this delicately balanced programme of unaccompanied choral music from the turn of the seventeenth century. Palestrina 500 celebrates Palestrina’s birth five hundred years ago in 1525 and, alongside the master himself, features celebrated composer Orlando de Lassus as well as lesser-known Felice Anerio. Palestrina’s iconic parody mass Missa Viri Galilaei and his setting of the Stabat Mater are punctuated by shorter works. The programme opens with Lassus’ stunning polyphonic motet Musica Dei donum, celebrating the power of music over gods, men and nature alike. Later on, Anerio’s homophonic Christus factus est acts as a brief palate-cleanser in an otherwise polyphonic feast. This hour-long programme is a true celebration of Palestrina’s genius, and of the glories of Renaissance polyphony.

Fri 24 January 2025
Herrenhäuser Kirche
7:30pm
From €12,00
➕1 other performance

Full Event Details

Tenebrae presents this delicately balanced programme of unaccompanied choral music from the turn of the seventeenth century. Palestrina 500 celebrates Palestrina’s birth five hundred years ago in 1525 and, alongside the master himself, features celebrated composer Orlando de Lassus as well as lesser-known Felice Anerio. Palestrina’s iconic parody mass Missa Viri Galilaei and his setting of the Stabat Mater are punctuated by shorter works. The programme opens with Lassus’ stunning polyphonic motet Musica Dei donum, celebrating the power of music over gods, men and nature alike. Later on, Anerio’s homophonic Christus factus est acts as a brief palate-cleanser in an otherwise polyphonic feast. This hour-long programme is a true celebration of Palestrina’s genius, and of the glories of Renaissance polyphony.

Venue Details & Map

Location

Herrenhäuser Kirche
Herrenhäuser Kirche, Hegebläch 19, 30419 Hannover, Germany

Other performances

In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:

Palestrina 500

Sat 25 January 2025
Kirche Fraumünster
9:00pm
Fr. 30 – Fr. 60

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