Posts Tagged ‘ Choral Music ’

Christopher Tye (c1505-before 15 March 1573): Christ Rising

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April 10, 2012
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I love this setting of 'Christ Rising'. (The text is from Edward VI's 1552 Book of Common Prayer where it took the place of the Venite during Matins on Easter Sunday). I love the vigour, and the surprisingly modern way in which Tye handles both dissonance and false relations. It's sung here by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, conducted by James of O'Donnell. Enjoy :-).

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Text: Christ Rising

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Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599): Maria Magdalena et altera Maria – YouTube

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April 9, 2012

Like Peter Philips' five-part motet 'Chris­tus re­sur­gens' which I wrote about yesterday Francisco Guerrero's Easter motet 'Maria Magdalena et altera Maria' ("Mary Magdalen and the other Mary") has a madrigal-like quality. It tells the story of the Saint's visit to Christ's tomb there to discover it empty. The tone of Guerrero's motet is one of tenderness and joy. It's sung here by The Cardinall's Musick directed by Francis Carwood, you'll find the video, text, and English translation below the fold. Enjoy :-).

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Peter Philips (1560/1-1628): Christus resurgens

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April 8, 2012

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I can never resist Peter Philips' five-part motet 'Christus resurgens' which was written 'In Festo Resurrectionis Domini' – for 'The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ'
(Easter Sunday). It's a musical outpouring of joy that crosses two equal soprano parts in a way that's both reminiscent of a madrigal and of the interplay of two choirs. It's sung here by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge directed by Richard Marlow. The text, and an English translation are all below the fold.

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John Sheppard (c1515-1558): Paschal Kyrie – The Sixteen

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April 8, 2012

Sheppard's Pascal Kyrie is one of my favourite pieces of Easter music. I love it's combination of serenity and exultation marvellously captured in this performance by The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers.

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Paschal Kyrie Lyrics: Greek

Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison. Christe eleison. Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison.

English

Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Video Source: Paschal Kyrie - John Sheppard (c1515-1558) – YouTube Uploaded by markfromireland on Feb 5, 2012

Manuel Cardoso (1566 -1650): Lamentations for Maundy Thursday ‘Feria quinta in Coena Domini’

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April 5, 2012

Agony in the Garden Giovanni Bellini (c 1430-1516) c.1459 Tempera

Frei Manuel Cardoso was born in Fronteira near Évora in southern Portugal, in 1566 and died in 1650. He joined the Carmelites as a boy, aged 9 his teachers considered that he was ready to be sent to 'study Grammar and the art of Music'  at the Colégio dos Moços do Coro under Manuel Mendes and Cosme Delgado. He, Duarte Lobo, and John IV of Portugal ,represent the "golden age" of Portuguese polyphony. His music bears considerable baroque influence it's long melodic lines contrast with contrapuntal writing in the manner of Palestrina and has a serenity few can match. All of which goes to make the polyphony and the chromatic twists in Cardoso's music written for Maundy Thursday (often called Holy Thursday) which you'll find below the fold, both fresh and interesting.

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Responsory 1: In monte Oliveti oravit ad Patrem

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