Through centuries of re-telling the myth of Venus and Adonis, the ritualistic Adonia festival held in ancient Athens has remained a part of the story which fascinated a number of literary figures during the Italian Renaissance. The ritual was both a lamentation of love cruelly stolen by the hands of fate, and a feverish "final dance" with all of life's short-lived pleasures and desires. The ensemble Phaedrus partakes in an experimental musical staging of the Venus and Adonis mythos as transmitted during the Italian Renaissance by setting extracts of Marino's 1623 Adone and from Girolamo Parabosco's La favola d'Adone, published in 1545, to early frottole music. Phaedrus surrounds these newly arranged frottole with instrumental music inspired by the tragic life of Adonis. Elevating the voice with traverso consort and lute, Adonia aims to find points of commonality between historical aesthetics and contemporary experiences of love, amorality, and ecstatic bereavement.

Tracklist:

Se Tu Sapesti El Duol Che Vahna Acquista (From "Ms Modena, Biblioteca Estense E Universitaria, Α.F.9.9, F. 27v-28&quo
Opera Nova De Balli: No. 22. Il Ben Ti Vegna - No. 19. Bandera - No. 9. La Falilela
Viva Viva Li Galanti Li Amorosi Tucti Quanti Che Non (From The "Manuscript No. I-Pec Ms 431")
Se Per Fedel Servir Morte Patisco (From "Ms Modena, Biblioteca Estense E Universitaria, Α.F.9.9, F. 42v-43" - Al
Madrigali, Libro 3: No. 6. O Dolce Nocte, "O Dolce Nocte, O Sanct'hore Nocturn'et Quete" (Instrumental Version
Sine Nomine (From "Ms Modena, Biblioteca Estense E Universitaria, Α.F.9.9, F. 24v-25" - Alternative Text From Ma
Il Vero Secondo Libro De Madrigali: No. 24. Donna, Quando Pietosa, "Donna, Quando Pietosa Ver Me Gli Occhi Volgete" (C
Poi Che La Lingua Mia Tacendo Dice (From "Ms Modena, Biblioteca Estense E Universitaria, Α.F.9.9, F. 28v-29" - A
Intabulatura De Lauto, Libro 4: No. 23. Calata De Strambotti - No. 17. Pavana Alla Ferrarese (II. Saltarello - III. Piva) (Versi
Il Primo Libro De' Madrigali A 4 Voci: No. 1. Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno, "Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno Cantando More"
Lute Improvisation On "Se Lieta E Grata Morte"
Madrigali A 4 Voci, Libro 1: No. 15. Se Lieta E Grata Morte, "Se Lieta E Grata Morte Da Gli Occhi Di Madonna" (Diminut
Balletti A Cinque Voci: No. 14. Caccia D'amore, "Queste Correnti Linfe"
O Del Mondo Tiranno (Alternative Text For "Vidi Hor Cogliendo Rose", No. 61 From "Frottole, Libro 7 - Ottaviano P
Tutti I Madrigali A Quattro Voci, Libro 2: No. 28. Mia Benigna Fortuna (Pt. 1) - Crudele Accerba (Pt. 2) (Versions For Consort O
Musica Nova - Madrigal A 4 Voci: No. 30. Questa Anima Gentil, "Questa Anima Gentil Che Si Diparte"
Non Val Acqua Al Mio Gran Fuoco (No. 20 From "Frottole, Libro 1 - Venice, 1504")
Il Primo Libro De Balli: No. 13. Tedescha
Il Primo Libro De Balli: No. 12. Schiarazula Marazula, "Son Due Fiaccole Ardenti" (Vocal Version With Giambattista Mar

UPC: 5425004841124
Label: Passacaille
Release Date: 3.4.22
Format: CD

Arcadelt / Winter / Phaedrus - Adonia - 16th Century Italian (CD)