Dante Caifa was born in Vescovato (Cremona) on 22 December 1920. After having been ordained a priest, he studied choral music in Piacenza and composition in Parma, attaining diplomas in both in 1949 and 1951 respectively. From 1964 he was organist and Chapel Master in the Cremona Cathedral. Talented composer and choral director, he contributed notably to the diffusion of a knowledge of classic polyphony in Cremona where, in 1992, he once again founded the chapel music of the Cathedral giving it a stable institutional physiognomy. He died 4 August 2003. In his music everything flows naturally and authentically, albeit in simplicity. Everything originates in the understanding of the sacred text and in it's musical thought, which are then expressed through a safe technique. Caifa is also capable of daring and surprising: a sudden change of rhythm, a harmony that you do not expect. This is what is defined with the word 'personality,' and is evident in the beautiful works recorded here by the Coro "M.A. Ingegneri."

Tracklist:

Messa I: I. Signore Pietà
Messa I: II. Gloria
Messa I: III. Credo
Messa I: IV. Santo
Messa I: V. Agnello Di Dio
Missa Brevis: I. Kyrie
Missa Brevis: II. Sanctus
Missa Brevis: III. Agnus Dei
Gloria A Dio
Magnificat II
Tu Es Petrus
Victimae Paschali
Al Signore Ch'entrava
Buon Pastore
Cantate Al Signore
Il Salvatore Nostro Gesù Cristo
Il Signore Gli Ha Dischiuso La Bocca
Lodate Il Signore
Preghiera Alla Vergine I
Venite, Preghiamo
Beata Virgo Maria
Bel Enfant, Tema Natalizio Francese
Go Down Moses
O Jesu, Vita Mea
Natale Spagnolo

UPC: 8032632230366
Label: Mvc
Release Date: 3.9.18
Format: CD

Caifa / Ruggeri - Mottetti E Varie Composizioni (CD)