Daily Archives: August 6, 2015

The Lagrime di San Pietro (Saint Peter’s Tears) is a cycle of 20 madrigals and a concluding motet by the late Renaissance composer Orlande de Lassus. The Lagrime sets 20 poems by the Italian poet Luigi Tansillo (1510–1568) depicting the stages of grief experienced by St. Peter after his denial of Christ, and his memory of Christ’s admonition. El … Continue reading →