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Bianca Maria Meda

Born: 1665
Died: 1700

 

BIOGRAPHY    MUSIC  RECORDINGS  SOURCES

Bianca Maria Meda was an Italian composer and Benedictine nun at the convent of San Martino del Leano in Pavia. Very little is known about her life and she published only one work, a book of motets called Mottetti a 1, 2, 3, e 4 voci, con violini in Bologna in 1691. This composition includes ten motets and two works for solo voice and two violins. 


Music

The following selections are recommended for vocal study and programming on recitals and concerts. Please note that this list may not constitute the entirety of the composer's output. 

 

Mottetti a 1, 2, 3, e 4 voci, con violini

Cari Musici soprano, 2 violini e basso continuo 

Volo vivere basso, 2 violini e basso continuo 

O quante contra me soprano, basso e basso continuo 

In tribunale horendo soprano, basso e basso continuo 

Spirate vos zeffiri soprano, contralto, basso e basso continuo 

No non tentate soprano, contralto, basso e basso continuo 

Anime belle soprano, contralto, basso e basso continuo 

Iesu mi clementissime 2 soprani, basso e basso continuo 

Ardete ardete soprano, contralto, tenore, basso e basso continuo 

In foco ardentissimo soprano, contralto, tenore, basso e basso continuo 

Vibrate vibrate soprano, contralto, tenore, basso e basso continuo 

O lacrimae amarae soprano, contralto, tenore, basso e basso continuo


 

Recordings

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Sources

“Bianca Maria Meda.” Hildegard Publishing Company. https://www.hildegard.com/composer_detail.php?id=131

“Suor Bianca Maria Meda.” Cappella Artemisia. http://cappella-artemisia.com/suor-bianca-maria-meda/