For more than a quarter century, printed music in Munich was dominated by one figure: the court conductor Orlando di Lasso. It wasn't until around 1585 that the printed repertoire began to diversify. The Sacrae cantiones by Tyrolean Franciscan priest Blasius Amon fall within this transitional period. After spending a few years as a choirboy in the court chapel of Innsbruck, Amon stayed in Venice between approximately 1582 and 1585. There, the young musician and aspiring priest came into contact with the music of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli. Just five years later, shortly after the Sacrae cantiones were published in Munich, Amon died at the age of 30. The vocal soloists ensemble Cantvs München, under the direction of Gerhard Hölzle and Marcus Schmidl, devote themselves with great dedication and tonal precision to Amon's 30 polychoral motets in the Venetian style.