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Sacred harmonies from Corsica by the Sarocchi ensemble

Canti Sacri di Corsica is a group of four cantors who interpret religious harmonies and counterpoint from the mountainous region of north-eastern Corsica. Some of these cantors have known each other since childhood, and all share a common passion for traditional song. Whilst these sacred songs use Latin texts drawn from the well-known Roman liturgy, they have nevertheless descended to us today directly through oral tradition. Changes in the liturgy over the years, and the depopulation of the inland regions of the Island, meant that these musical works so particular to Corsica were very nearly forgotten forever. Now they are being revived by Canti Sacri di Corsica as lasting evidence of a universal and timeless spirituality.
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CANTI SACRI DI CORSICA Under the dome of Les Invalides in Paris ( 2007)

Canti Sacri di Corsica
Tel/fax (Paris) : +33 1 43 46 35 92
Mobile: +33 6 70 64 11 79
E-mail: sarocchi.b@hotmail.fr
http://www.cantisacri.com/
www.sarocchi.com

Concert programme :

MASS FOR THE LIVING

Salve Sancta Parens : introit dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, traditionally sung in Corsica on 8 September.

Kyrie Eleison

Gloria

Credo

Sanctus

O Salutaris Hostia : communion hymn taken from the work of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274).

Laudate : Psalm 116.

Tantum Ergo : hymn to the Most Holy Sacrament, prayer written by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274).

Te Deum

MASS FOR THE DEAD

Requiem

Domine Jesu Christe : offertory hymn.

Libera Me : prayer for the dead.

Dies Iræ : The Sequence of the Mass for the Dead, the famous apocalyptic poem written in Latin and attributed by some to the Franciscan monk Thomas de Celano (1200-1260).

Lux Æterna : communion hymn.

Stabat Mater : The Sequence for Holy Week, a catholic hymn composed in the thirteenth century and attributed to the Italian monk Jacopone da Todi.

PROFANE SONGS

Versu piuvigianu : archaic counterpoint for two voices.

Paghjella : traditional style of song for three voices from the mountains of north-eastern Corsica.

Terzetti : tiercets for three voices following Dante Alighieri’s principle of rhyming triplets. The original text was in the tuscan language and has been transformed into Corsican through oral tradition.

Ecco Bella : madrigals in tuscan, drawn from poetry more learned than the paghjella.

Dio Vi Salvi Regina : hymn to the Blessed Virgin, patron saint of Corsica, composed around 1676 by Francesco de Geronimo (1642-1716).

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