; "De Profundis")
| Sisto Reina | ||||
 | De Profundis | B, 2 cornetti, Bc | A, 2 cornetti, Bc | |
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Sisto Reina was born in Saronno near Milan and died, perhaps in Modena, sometime after 1664. A minorite monk, he was an organist as well as a composer, and served as organist and/or mæstro di cappella in Saronno, Milan, Piacenza and Modena.
Among the many collections which Reina dedicated to nuns is the Fiorita corona di melodia celeste dedicated to the nuns of San Giovanni Battista in Bologna. Addressed to the organist Suor Erminia Catterina Manzoli, this collection flies in the face of instrumental restrictions, for it contains a canzonetta spirituale for three voices and two violins, as well as the motet for bass solo and two cornetti presented here. The "convent" version transposes the solo part up an octave for an alto.