Sistine Chapel Choir
The Sistine Chapel Choir, as it is generally called in English, or officially the Coro della Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina in Italian, is the Pope's personal choir. It performs at papal functions in the Sistine Chapel and in any other church in Rome where the Pope is officiating, including St. Peter's Basilica. One of the oldest choirs in the world, it was constituted as the Pope's personal choir by Pope Sixtus IV (from whom both the choir and the chapel in which it performs take their names). Although it was established in the late 15th century, its roots go back to the 4th century and the reign of Pope Sylvester I. The choir's composition and numbers have fluctuated over the centuries. However, the modern choir comprises twenty men (tenors and basses) and thirty boys (sopranos and altos). The men's choir (Cantori) is composed of professional singers. The members of the boys choir (Pueri Cantores) are not paid when performing at papal functions, but receive a free education at their own school in Rome, known as the Schola Puerorum. Since the late 20th century, in addition to its papal duties, the choir has undertaken international tours, participated in radio and television broadcasts, and recorded for Deutsche Grammophon. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1471
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-28756 | 10-in. | 10/19/1923 | Exultate justi | Sistine Chapel Choir | Vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | B-29504 | 10-in. | 2/13/1924 | O salutaris hostia | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | B-29505 | 10-in. | 2/13/1924 | Adeste fideles | Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | C-29506 | 12-in. | 2/13/1924 | Credo della Messa di Papa Marcello, part 1 | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | C-29507 | 12-in. | 2/13/1924 | Credo della Messa di Papa Marcello, part 2 | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | B-29509 | 10-in. | 2/14/1924 | Exultate Deo | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | B-29510 | 10-in. | 2/14/1924 | Ave Maria | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | C-29511 | 12-in. | 2/14/1924 | Dies irae, part 2 | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | C-29512 | 12-in. | 2/13/1924 | Laudate | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | C-29513 | 12-in. | 2/13/1924 | Tenebrae factae sunt | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Victor | C-29514 | 12-in. | 2/14/1924 | Dies irae, part 1 | Antonio Rella ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Gramophone | 277i | 12-in. | Apr. 1904 | Filiae Jerusalem | Lorenzo Perosi ; Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Gramophone | 293i | 12-in. | April 1904 | Sicut cervus | Cantori Romani ; Rodolfo Kanzler | Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Gramophone | 1759b | 10-in. | 4/5/1902 | Ave verum | Sistine Chapel Choir | Male vocal chorus and vocal quartet, unaccompanied | Vocal group | |
Gramophone | 1760b | 10-in. | Apr. 1902 | Intonouit do Coelo | Sistine Chapel Choir | Vocal chorus, with piano | Vocal group | |
Gramophone | 2193h | 10-in. | April 1904 | Exultate justi | Sistine Chapel Choir | Vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Gramophone | 2223h | 10-in. | Apr. 1904 | Messa di San Gregorio : Offertorio e communione | Sistine Chapel Choir | Vocal chorus | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sistine Chapel Choir," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116394.
Sistine Chapel Choir. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116394.
"Sistine Chapel Choir." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cappella musicale Pontificia - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr89017516
Wikidata: Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1236085
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/126043270
MusicBrainz: Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fa70a305-d6fd-46b5-8dda-1f202deca076
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