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Misteris del Corpus

Capella de Ministrers, Carles Magraner

Format: Digital

Sounds of the Corpus Christi Procession in Valencia (17th-18th centuries) The feast of Corpus Christi, introduced in 1264 by Pope Urban IV, developed into one of the most important and beautiful festivals in Valencia. The origins go back to a eucharistic miracle that took place around 1239 on Valencian territory: the miracle of the Corporal of Luchente-Daroca. Over the years, the Corpus Christi festival became increasingly lavish and by the 17th century it had grown into a grand public spectacle, rich in music, theater and rituals. On the eve of the festival, a procession called Cavalcada del Convit invited the population to participate, while in the afternoon traditional religious theater in Valencian (els Misteris) and choreographed dances specially created for the procession were performed. The main procession was an impressive event in which all of Valencian society participated, from the guilds to the highest civic, royal and ecclesiastical authorities. A rich musical tapestry accompanied every step: folk instruments such as the dolçaina and tabal, dramatic theatrical music, ceremonial city orchestras, Gregorian chant of the clergy and extensive polyphony performed by the cathedral chapel. In 1672, the city musician Josep Gomar compiled a manuscript in which the texts and music of these plays and rituals were recorded. Today, this music offers rare insight into the soundscape of baroque Valencia. This album brings these sounds to the present.

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Tracklist

01 Repic de campanes i fanfàrria - Consueta de Teodosio de Herrera y Bonilla, 1705 02:36
02 Misteri de sant Christòfol - Llibre de les representacions dels misteris. BSM, ms. 6518 04:09
03 Misteri d’Adam i Eva. Roca de la Santíssima Trinitat - Llibre de les representacions dels misteris. BSM, ms. 6518 12:09
04 Dansa de la Moma. Roca de la Diablera o de Plutó - Col·lecció Mariano Baixauli 02:24
05 El lauro duplicado. Roca de la Puríssima Concepció - Llibre de les representacions dels misteris (BSM, ms. 04:02
06 Pas dels gegants - Col·lecció Mariano Baixauli 01:04
07 Dansa dels nanos - Col·lecció Mariano Baixauli 02:04
08 Marxa de la Ciutat - Marxa anònima 01:17
09 Verbum supernun prodiens - Processionarium iuxta ritum et usum Metropolitanae ecclesiae Valentinae. València, 1578 03:26
10 Dansa valenciana - Diego Fernández de Huete: Compendio numeroso de zifras harmónicas, 1702/1704 02:00
11 Sacris solemnis - Processionarium iuxta ritum et usum Metropolitanae ecclesiae Valentinae. València, 1578 02:27
12 Morisca - Biblioteca Nacional d‘Espanya, M.2618, f. 1v 01:29
13 Pasacalles de octavo de chirimías a proporzión - Diego Fernández de Huete: Compendio numeroso de zifras harmónicas, 1702/1704 01:18
14 Passacalles - Francisco Guerau: Poema Harmónico, 1694 09:08
15 Representació de l’apocalipsi de sant Joan - Llibre de les representacions dels misteris. BSM, ms. 6518 05:46
16 Pange lingua more hispano - Processionarium iuxta ritum et usum Metropolitanae ecclesiae Valentinae. València, 1578 10:04