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by Anthoine Boësset (1586-1643)

Of particular note in our program is the pairing of the instrumental Campanae Parisiensis (Bells of Paris, attributed to Jacques Gaultier in a concordance) with the air, Divine Amarillis. These two familiar pieces appear in an orchestrated form mid-way through Ottorino Respighi’s second Ancient Airs and Dances suite (1924).

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Divine Amarillis
Ton teint brun
comme il est fait honte à tous les lys
Ta grace est admirable:
Mais ta vertu,
qui passe ta beauté,
Dessous le ciel n'a rien de comparable
Que ma fidelité.

Tes attraits sont pareils,
Tes yeux
que justement on nomme des soleils,
Ont un ésclat semblable
Mais ta vertu,
qui passe ta beauté,
Dessous le ciel n'a rien de comparable
Que ma fidelité.

Bel astre des mortelz!
Le ciel n'est point jaloux
de te voir des autelz:
N'est tu pas adorable?
Et ta vertu
qui passe ta beauté,
Void elle rien qui luy soit comparable
Que ma fidelité.

Divine Amaryllis,
Your brown complexion
puts lilies to shame.
Your grace is admirable.
But your virtue
surpasses your beauty.
Under heaven there is nothing to compare,
Except my fidelity.

Your charms are likewise,
Your eyes –
which they rightly call suns -
Have a like brilliance
But your virtue
surpasses your beauty.
Under heaven there is nothing to compare,
Except my fidelity.

Beautiful star of mortals!
The heavens
do not envy your altars,
For are you not to be worshiped?
And your virtue,
which surpasses your beauty,
Sees nothing comparable to itself
Except my fidelity.

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Mignarda specializes in thoughtful programming illuminating the vibrant mingling of renaissance music & poetry. Noted for awakening modern audiences to an appreciation for historical music, their work encompasses concertizing, teaching & recording, with 17 critically-acclaimed CDs, a series of 16 music editions, scholarly articles, reviews and the internationally-popular blog, Unquiet Thoughts. ... more

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