Giovanni Battista Strata 1579-1651) was an Italian
composer in the late renaissance/early baroque period.
Virtually nothing is know of the life of Strata. His
early work "Attendite a falsis profetis" (beware of
false prophets) was published in the Di Simone Molinaro
il Terzo Libro de Motetti a 5 v. con il Basso
Continuato, Venezia 1609. Matthew 7,15: Watch out for
false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit
you will recognize the...(+)
Giovanni Battista Strata 1579-1651) was an Italian
composer in the late renaissance/early baroque period.
Virtually nothing is know of the life of Strata. His
early work "Attendite a falsis profetis" (beware of
false prophets) was published in the Di Simone Molinaro
il Terzo Libro de Motetti a 5 v. con il Basso
Continuato, Venezia 1609. Matthew 7,15: Watch out for
false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit
you will recognize them.
Simone Molinaro (c. 1570 – May 1636)[1] was a
composer of the late Renaissance in Italy. He was
especially renowned for his lute music. Molinaro was
born in Genoa. He studied music with his uncle,
Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena, who was maestro di
cappella at Genoa Cathedral. In 1593, Gostena was
murdered, and Molinaro succeeded him in his post at the
Cathedral in 1599. The same year he published
Intavolatura di liuto, containing lute works both by
himself and by Gostena. In addition to his lute works,
Molinaro composed a large amount of sacred choral
music, most of which does not survive completely
because of missing partbooks. However, some five-voice
motets have been preserved in the collections of Hasler
and Schadaeus. Molinaro died in May 1636 in Genoa.
Molinaro also served as editor of the works of Carlo
Gesualdo, publishing editions of that composer's
madrigals in 1585 and 1613.
Source: IMSLP
(https://imslp.org/wiki/Attendite_a_falsis_profetis_(St
rata,_Giovanni_Battista)).
Although originally composed for Mixed Choir, I created
this Interpretation of the "Attendite a falsis
profetis" (beware of false prophets) for Winds (Flute,
Oboe, Bb Clarinet, French Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2
Violins, Viola & Cello).
