Ensemble Micrologus
Giullari di Dio

Ensemble Micrologus
Giullari di Dio
the origins of the Italian lauda with the reconstruction of the Canticle of the Creatures from the oldest sources

Patrizia Bovi vocals, buccina
Gabriele Russo viol, horn, buccina
Goffredo Degli Esposti double flute, bagpipes, zufolo e drum
Enea Sorini vocals, kithara, castanets, tambourine
Peppe Frana citola and tambourine
Lorenzo Cannelli vocals, cymbals
Federica Bocchini vocals, bells

Singing as an expression of contemplative life seems to have grown out of the example of St Francis, who “overflowed with jubilation in the manner of a jester […] when the sweet melody of the spirit stirred in his breast”. It is therefore thanks to him that the figure of the jester was redeemed and given new dignity, becoming the model for a new style of communication destined to replace the complex rituals of “official” devotion with more popular means of expression. First and foremost, among these was the vernacular language, from which the seed of a new culture would sprout. The Micrologus Ensemble offers a musical reconstruction of the Canticle of the Sun, based on an original interpretation of the earliest sources, including lauds dating back to the 12^th and 13^th centuries.

Running time:
1h 10’ without interval