Troubadours and Trouveres
Donald Macleod continues the story of early polyphony, as new musical forms emerge in France through combining secular song and sacred polyphony.
Donald Macleod continues the story of early polyphony, as new musical forms emerge in France through combining secular song and sacred polyphony.
The transition from pure monophony to complex polyphony was a gradual one. It is argued that polyphony was never entirely absent from European music-making; nor did monophony suddenly go out of fashion. Nevertheless, a fascinating development can be traced between the 12th and 14th centuries, with the emergence of new musical forms, new rhythmic modes, and new methods of musical notation.
In today's programme, the fascinating results of what happened when secular song met the polyphonic traditions of the church. The troubadour or trouv猫re poets sang of secular love affairs, while in the cloisters many songs were concerned with saints and feast days. Extraordinarily, these two traditions come together with the birth of the motet, when three different parts may be singing at the same time about three completely different things! Finally, Donald looks at the life and work of Adam de la Halle from Arras.
Anonymous: Fas et nefas ambulant (words by Walter de Ch芒tillon)
John Potter, tenor
Christopher O'Gorman, tenor
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
Beatriz de Dia: A Chantar
Sigrid Hausen, soprano
Estampie
Richard I: Ja nuls homs pris
Blondel de Nesle: A L'entrant d'Este
Estampie
Graham Derrick, director
Anonymous: motet On parole - A Paris - Frese nouvele!
Instrumental motets
Anonymous: motet De la virge Katerine - Quant froidure - Agmina milicie - Agmina,
Clemencic Consort
Rene Clemencic, director
Adam de la Halle: Le jeu de Robin et Marion
Sofia Laznik-Galves, soprano
Olivier Marcaud, tenor
Ensemble Micrologus
Producer Geoff Ballinger.
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Anon.
Fas et nefas ambulant
Singer: John Potter. Singer: Rogers Covey鈥怌rump.- Hyperion: CDA68115.
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Comtessa de Dia
A Chantar
Ensemble: Estampie.- CHRISTOPHORUS : CHR-77290.
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Richard I.
Ja Nuls Homs Pris
Ensemble: Estampie. Conductor: Graham Derrick.- Naxos 8.503192.
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Blondel de Nesle
A L'entrant d'Este
Ensemble: Estampie. Conductor: Graham Derrick.- Naxos 8.503192.
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Anonymous
A Paris/On parole/Frese nouvele
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort. Director: Ren茅 Clemencic.- STRADIVARIUS: STR 33398.
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Anon.
De la virge Katerine
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort. Director: Ren茅 Clemencic.- STRADIVARIUS: STR 33398.
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Adam de la Halle
Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion
Ensemble: Micrologus.- ZZT: 040602.
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