Carl Fischer is honored to welcome Z. Randall Stroope to the 2014 Choral Catalog with Tarantella / Jubilate Agno. The tarantella, meaning "spider dance," was a popular Italian dance with origins in the 11th century, originates from the villages of Tanto and Tarentum ("little spider"). Portions of Christopher Smart's (1722-1771) Jubilate Agno text are also used along with made up words and those collected by the composer. The convergence of the medieval tarantella with the writings of a brilliant...