Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)
Inviolata
Durmendo un jorno
Triste de par

Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Agnus Dei III, extrait de "Missa Dormendo un giorno"
Lux aeterna, extrait de "Missa pro defunctis
Trahe me post te, Virgo Maria
¡Hombres, victoria, victoria!

Philippe Verdelot (1475-1552)
Dormend’un giorno a Baia

Cristóbal de Morales (1500-1553)
Lamentabatur Iacob

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Ascendens Christus in altum

Juan Vasquez (?1510-?1560)
Lágrimas de mi consuelo

Francisco de la Torre (1470-1520)
Danza alta

Fabritio Caroso (?1526-?1600)
Amor Mio, ballet

Francesco da Milano (1497-1543)
Bassadanza "La Spagna"

Alonso Lobo (1555-1617)
Ave Regina coelorum

Francisco de Peñalosa (1470-1528)
Adoro te, Domine

Hernando de Cabezón (1541-1602)
Susana un jur

Anonyme (Venise, 16ème siècle)
Riu, riu, chiu

Josquin des Prés (1440-1521)
Inviolata, integra et casta es, Maria

Quintette de flûtes à bec Seldom Sene

Stephanie Brandt, flûte à bec
Ruth Dyson, flûte à bec
Eva Gemeinhardt, flûte à bec
Hester Groenleer, flûte à bec
María Martínez Ayerza, flûte à bec

Taking inspiration from Fray Luis de León, the 16th-century lyric poet and monk, Seldom Sene have selected an enthralling collection of music for their second album. ‘El aire se serena’ – a line from one of Léon’s poems – translates as ‘The air becomes serene’, setting the tone for the beautifully atmospheric music of the album. The Quintet have selected a vast array of secular and sacred works, from the wellknown composers De Cabezón and his son Hernando, to the more neglected but at the time equally prolific composers, such as Francisco de Peñalosa and the dance master Fabritio Caroso. Much of the release is dedicated to sacred music, with works such as Josquin’s five-voice motet Inviolata, integra et casta est Maria and Lamentabatur Iacob, written by Josquin’s successor De Morales, who styled himself on the Spanish composer. Three works take the theme of Philippe Verdelot’s lively madrigal Dormend’un giorno a Baia, depicting a group of nymphs who take revenge on Love’s trickery while he sleeps. As well as Verdelot’s original work, there is an instrumental version by Antonio de Cabezón and a section from Francisco Guerrero’s Missa ‘Dormendo un giorno’, an illustration of the remarkable fluidity between vocal and instrumental music as well as the sacred and secular genres in 16th-century music. As well as instrumental music and transcriptions of vocal music, the album includes a number of dance tracks: the famous [Danza] alta by Francisco de la Torre, and Francesco da Milano’s Bassadanza are two rare examples of notated dance music in a discipline that was usually improvised by the musicians on the spot. Seldom Sene perform these works on modern recorders carefully modelled after originals, selecting the most appropriate instrument for each work. The recorder quintet has been together since 2009 and they have grown rapidly in prominence, winning first prize at the International Van Wassenaer Early Music Competition at the Utrecht Early Music Festival in 2014.