Diletto spirituale (Simone Verovio)

General information

Title: Diletto spirituale

Full Title: Diletto Spirituale: Canzonette a tre et a quattro voci composte da diuersi ecc.mi Musici

Publication date and place: 1586 in Rome by Simone Verovio and Martin van Buyten.

Editor-Compiler: Simone Verovio

Genre, Subgenre: Sacred, Canzonette.

Description:  Simone Verovio's first collection of spiritual canzonette. This book was printed using an innovative method of metal plate engraving. It was initially issued in two versions, one with lute and keyboard accompaniment and another with vocal parts only. It was reprinted in 1592. In addition to the canzonette, several works are accompanied by short canons for three to five voices, not listed in the Table of Contents.

Facsimiles:

• Bavarian State Library - 1586 edition with lute and keyboard
• Gaspari - 1592 edition

References

External websites:

• RISM 1586² - vocal only
• RISM 1586³ - vocal with lute and keyboard
• RISM 1592¹⁶

List of works

No.	TOC No.	Page No.	Title	Composer	Voices	Comment
1	1	1	Jesu decus angelicum	Anerio, FeliceFelice Anerio	3
2		2	Ad Dominum cum tribularer	Anonymous	4	Canon
3	4	3	O Jesu, mi dulcissime	Anerio, FeliceFelice Anerio	3
4	5	5	Jesu summa benignitas	Giovannelli, RuggieroRuggiero Giovannelli	3
5		6	Auxilium meum a Domino	Anonymous	4	Canon
6	11	7	Jesu rex admirabilis	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi daGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	3
7		8	Illumina oculos meos	Anonymous	3	Canon
8	13	9	Se questa valle	Mel, Rinaldo delRinaldo del Mel	3
9	14	11	Deh lasciam dunque	Mel, Rinaldo delRinaldo del Mel	3
10	6	13	Jesu sole serenior	Giovannelli, RuggieroRuggiero Giovannelli	3
11		8	In te Domine speravi	Anonymous	5	Canon
12	7	15	Tu mentis delectatio	Giovannelli, RuggieroRuggiero Giovannelli	3
13	12	17	Tua Jesu dilectio	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi daGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	3
14		8	In Domino letabitur	Anonymous	4	Canon
15	9	19	Rex virtutum	Anerio, FeliceFelice Anerio	3
16	10	21	Giesu sommo conforto	Verovio, SimoneSimone Verovio	3
17	17	23	Quando cor nostrum visitas	Nanino, Giovanni MariaGiovanni Maria Nanino	4
18	20	25	Jesu flos matris virginis	Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi daGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	4
19	18	27	O gloriosa Donna	Soriano, FrancescoFrancesco Soriano	4
20	19	29	Uscio del ciel	Soriano, FrancescoFrancesco Soriano	4
21	8	31	Tunc amplexus	Anerio, FeliceFelice Anerio	3
22		8	De profundis	Anonymous	4	Canon
23	16	33	Jesu spes penitentibus	Nanino, Giovanni MariaGiovanni Maria Nanino	4
24	21	35	O beatum incendium	Anerio, FeliceFelice Anerio	4
25	3	37	Qual paura	Marenzio, LucaLuca Marenzio	3
26	2	39	Spiega, mondo maligno	Marenzio, LucaLuca Marenzio	3
27	22	42	Jesus in pace imperat	Nanino, Giovanni MariaGiovanni Maria Nanino	4
	15		Scalda Signor		3	appears in table of contents, but not in the book

Works at CPDL

Title	Composer	Year	No.	Subgenre	Vo.	Voices
Ad Dominum cum tribularer, Canon à 4	Anonymous	1586	2	Canons	4	SSSS
Auxilium meum a Dominum, Canon à 4 ad unisonum	Anonymous	1586	5	Canons	4	SSSS
De profundis clamavi, Canon in unisono a.4.	Anonymous	1586	22	Canons	4	TTTT
Deh lasciam dunque	Rinaldo del Mel	1586	9	Madrigals	3	SAT
Gesù, sommo conforto	Simone Verovio	1586	16	Motets	3	SSA
Iesu Spes penitentibus	Giovanni Maria Nanino	1586	23	Madrigals	4	SATB
Iesu decus angelicum	Felice Anerio	1586	1	Motets	3	SSB
Iesu flos matris virginis	Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	1586	18	Madrigals	4	SATB
Illumina oculos meos, Canon à. 3. all' unisono	Anonymous	1586	7	Canons	3	SSS
In Domino laetabitur, Canon a.4. di quarta in quarta	Anonymous	1586	14	Canons	4	SATB
In te Domine speravi, Canon all' unisono à cique	Anonymous	1586	11	Canons	5	SSSSS
Jesu Rex admirabilis	Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	1586	6	Motets	3	SST,SAB,SSA
Jesu sole serenior	Ruggiero Giovannelli	1586	10	Motets	3	SSA
Jesu summa benignitas	Ruggiero Giovannelli	1586	4	Motets	3	SAT,SSA
Jesus in pace imperat	Giovanni Maria Nanino	1586	27	Madrigals	4	SSAT
O Jesu, mi dulcissime	Felice Anerio	1586	3	Motets	3	SAT,ATB
O beatum incendium	Felice Anerio	1586	24	Madrigals	4	SSSA
O gloriosa donna	Francesco Soriano	1586	19	Madrigals	4	SAAT, SAAB
Qual paura, qual danno	Luca Marenzio	1586	25	Madrigals	3	SSA
Quando cor nostrum visitas	Giovanni Maria Nanino	1586	17	Madrigals	4	SATB
Rex Virtutum	Felice Anerio	1586	15	Madrigals	3	SST
Se questa valle	Rinaldo del Mel	1586	8	Madrigals	3	SAT
Spiega, mondo maligno	Luca Marenzio	1586	26	Madrigals	3	SSB
Tu, mentis delectatio	Ruggiero Giovannelli	1586	12	Motets	3	SSA
Tua Jesu dilectio	Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	1586	13	Motets	3	SSA,SST,ATB
Tunc amplexus	Felice Anerio	1586	21	Motets	3	SSA
Uscio del Ciel	Francesco Soriano	1586	20	Madrigals	4	SATB