“Formosa mea” (My Beauty), an expression taken from Song of Solomon, recurs as a theme in a number of the songs on Tone Wik’s new album. The sensual texts are an homage to the Virgin Mary. Her chaste, unattainable beauty is the focus of adoration, lending a quality of innocence to the erotic content of the texts.
The music is from a period when the church was in the process of accepting the musical influence of street music and folk theatre, which changed the style of church music. “Formosa mea” features two seldom-performed Christmas cantatas, written
Tracklist
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Maria, Dolce Maria
03:12
2.
Jubilet Tota Civitas
04:31
3.
O Dulcissima Dilecta Mea
03:12
4.
Canzona Prima
03:04
5.
Exulta Filia Sion
05:17
6.
Toccata IV
01:15
7.
A Pi? Della Gran Croce
02:55
8.
Toccata Decima
04:25
9.
O Che Nuovo Stupor
05:22
10.
Toccata VIII
01:57
11.
Invito All'Allegrezza
02:32
12.
O Quam Tu Pulchra Es
03:13
13.
Nigra Sum Sed Formosa
04:00
14.
Partite Sopra La Monica
04:06
15.
Torna Il Sereno Zefiro
04:00
16.
Prelude VI
00:37
17.
Gaudia Pastores
06:06
Total time: 00:59:44
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