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Michael Praetorius 'Syntagma Musicum'- illustration showing cornetti (top left) and sackbuts. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. 

The cornetto, described by Mersenne as 'a ray of sunlight', is the focus of today's show, with music by Cazzati, Palestrina, and more, including tracks from a new release featuring Bruce Dickey, cornetto, and Hana Blazikova, soprano. 

  • Giovanni da Palestrina: Io son ferito ahi lasso. 
  • From 'Breathtaking' featuring Bruce Dickey, cornetto, and Hana Blazikova, soprano: Regina Coeli (Cazzati), Spargite flores (Corradini), Dilectus meus mihi (Palestrina, with diminutions by Bruce Dickey), Nigra sum (Merula). 
  • From 'La Suava Melodia' featuring Ensemble Badinerie, with cornettist William Dongois: Maurizio Cazzati: Capriccio il Bovio, Gagliarda la Magnani, Corrente Francese la Grassa, Capriccio il Fantuzzi. Andrea Falconieri: La Suava Melodia & Folias. Sonata Tertia (Scarani). Maurizio Cazzati: Capriccio 12 Notte, Ballo della Ombre, Ballo de Contadini, Passacaglio. 
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