AAM, you are far, far more musically educated than I. I did know that the Ecce Panis was set to a Portuguese tune, but I am unfamiliar with Vivaldi’s Ospedale pieces.
Or rather...I THINK I’m unfamiliar with them. I will have to listen and see if I really do know them but just didn’t know the titles or composer. LOL
BTW, those girls singing are no longer 12-14 years old, and their voices have matured beautifully. In fact, they literally JUST recorded their first CD on Monday. I’m looking forward to purchasing a bunch of them to give as Christmas gifts next year.
Things are looking up, musically speaking!
Regards,
Vivaldi was employed at the Ospedale as a music teacher, and he composed most of his works there, including the famous "Gloria". While usually you hear the work as SATB, if you listen to the "Laudamus te" (written for two soprano soloists), you can see how it was done with just girls -- the tenor and bass were taken by instruments. Some people theorize that the T & B were sung an octave higher, and somebody's made a recording on that theory, but it DOES sound pretty weird!