El grillo is a comic song composed to remind his employer in Milan that Josquin was owed money: “the cricket lives on air, and doesn’t need money,” etc.
In te dommine speravi is a beautiful frottola.
Josquin: Two Italian Songs à4 (viols)
£1.75 – £3.50
Catalogue no. #EML199v
4 part (ATTB) Print format: set of 4 scores
Composer: Josquin des Pres flourished: 1500
French: Renaissance
(scored for viols)
Two Italian Songs à4
- El Grillo
- In Te, Domine, speravi
