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The album recreates the ritualistic "Lament for Adonis," a fallen deity, using music that would have been heard during the Italian Renaissance. " a fallen deity
The myth of Adonis—the "dying and rising god"—held significant weight in Renaissance Italy, symbolizing the cycle of nature and the transformative power of grief. This recording aims to capture the specific aesthetic of "grace" ( grazia ) and melancholic beauty that defined 16th-century Italian courtly culture. 16th Century Italian Music To Lament A Fallen God " a fallen deity
The lyrics and themes are taken from Girolamo Parabosco’s La favola d'Adone (1545) and Giambattista Marino’s epic poem Adone (1623). " a fallen deity