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Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

'Camerinum' from the album 'Ver Sacrum' out 10 March 2023.
It sounds like a sacred canon lost in time. There is an almost religious spiritual force; the strings glide, the pedal note creeps forward while a soprano and mezzo soprano adds to the cinematic air. Inspired by the ancient custom of ritualized medieval expulsions in the city of 'Camerinum' (now Novara, Italy) one can find the whole spectrum of humanity within this delicate 21st century modern-classical piece.

All music composed, performed and produced by Bruno Sanfilippo
Vanesa Tomás (Soprano)
Mariel Aguilar (Mezzo Soprano)
Analog Mastered by Ian Hawgood, U.K.
Cover by Javier Guglielmi, Spain
Recorded at Onix II Studio, Barcelona, Spain
More information: https://linktr.ee/BrunoSanfilippo

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Camerinum

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From the album "Ver Sacrum"
“Throughout history, this expression has been used to describe various ritual group expulsions and the deduction of colonies, particularly with regard to people getting back to nature.
For example, the Italian town of Nocera was founded in the 7th Century BC by inhabitants from Camerinum, who left their ancestral homeland during a so-called Ver Sacrum.
In ancient Rome, during times of calamities such as pandemics, earthquakes, wars, or plagues, they used to devote children born in spring – from the 1st of March to the 30th of April – to the gods Jupiter and Mars. Then, when they turned 20 or 21, these children were required to leave the community to begin new settlements”
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Sounding like some long lost, sacred canon, Ver Sacrum – the new album from Bruno Sanfilippo – marks something of a departure for the Barcelona-based pianist and composer. Far more orchestral in nature, there’s a spiritual, quasi-religious force to these pieces; strings swoop and soar, maudlin organs plough slowly, sorrowfully forward, while several sopranos add to the ecclesiastical air. But there’s hope and joy here too, and a childlike playfulness – playing these tensions against each other is what makes Ver Sacrum such an intense, rewarding listen. Inspired and informed by the ancient custom of ritualised expulsions of the same name, one can find the whole spectrum of humanity within these nine pieces: sorrow, loss, love, rebirth, change, hope, and the indefatigable human spirit. It’s what gives this music its power. Derek Robertson, journalist and music writer: Guardian, Independent, NME, VICE, Timeout, The Quietus, The Face.

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