Hoquetus: Theatre Of Voices
Hoquetus: Theatre Of Voices MUSIC AUDIO CD classical ancient medieval vocal song
Music
Audio CD
Harmonia Mundi
1999
CD
$12.99
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Format:
CD, Album
Release Year:
1999
Record Label:
Harmonia Mundi - HMU 907185
Country:
US
Genre:
Classical
Style:
Medieval
Ostensibly a study in the art of mostly vocal compositions based on the practice of hocketing, this excursion by Paul Hillier's Theatre of Voices goes well beyond a study of technique. It's a breathtaking glide through ancient music, to be sure, but it's also a fascinating look at how relatively late medievalists such as Guillaume de Machaut advanced musical processes documented in the Bamberg, Montpellier, Faenza, and Ivrea codices as well as in a variety of other collections. Hocketing is the process whereby multiple voices carry multiple parts simultaneously, with one voice extending beneath another, often providing a melodic backbone for improvisation. On Hillier's sonically peerless collection, you get almost ostentatious slipperiness on the low-register vocal in a 14th-century homage to St. Thomas (à Becket), and then you get a 13th-century piece from the Montpellier Codex in which a dizzying pair of upper-register voices sings in hockets while a lower-register chant continues beneath, almost viscerally piling polyphony. Hillier has excelled at what could have been an academic mission, and he's contributed a great deal to making the history of musical development poignantly beautiful. In addition, four organ solos fall into the sequencing of vocal tracks, allowing points of rest for the ear following the multitude of voices and thrilling keyboard examples, to boot.
Tracklist Hide Credits
Four In Seculum Hockets
4:12
1
In Seculum "Longum"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:00
2
In Seculum "Viellatoris"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:06
3
In Seculum "Breve"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:06
4
In Seculum "D'Amiens Longum"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:00
-
5
Iam Nubes DissolviturComposed By – Montpellier Codex*
0:59
6
Entre Adan Et Hanikel/Chi?? Bien S??ansComposed By – Anonymous
1:10
Two Hocket Motets
2:46
7
Je N'amerai IComposed By – "Spainard"
1:33
8
Je N'amerai IIComposed By – "Spainard"
1:13
-
9
Ave Maris StellaComposed By – Codex Faenza*
1:31
10
Tous Corps Qui/De Souspirant CuerComposed By – Guillaume De Machaut
2:32
11
Musicalis Sciensia/Sciencie LaudabiliComposed By – Collection De Picardie*
2:35
12
Or Sus, Vous Dorm??s TropComposed By – Ivrea Codex*
3:18
13
Ave Rex Gentis AnglorumComposed By – Anonymous
0:52
14
Deus Tuorum Militum/De Flore Martyrum/Ave Rex GentisComposed By – Anonymous
1:30
15
Ave Miles Celestis/Ave Rex PatroneComposed By – Anonymous
2:10
16
Beata VisceraComposed By – Worcester Fragments*
1:15
17
Thomas Gemma Cantuarie/Thomas Cesus In DoveriaComposed By – Worcester Fragments*
2:06
18
Doleo Super Te/Absolon, Fili MiComposed By – English Anonymous*
1:27
19
Epiphaniam Domino Canamus/Balaam InquitComposed By – Montpellier Codex*
4:51
20
Campanis Cum Cymbalis/Honoremus DominamComposed By – English Anonymous*
0:51
21
SangilioComposed By – Codex Faenza*
5:13
22
Venecie Mundi Splendor/Michael Qui Stena DomusComposed By – Johannes Ciconia
2:34
23
Amor Mi Fa CantarComposed By – Vatican Rossi Codex*
2:29
24
O Zentil Madona MiaComposed By – Codex Musicale, Bologna*
2:06
25
Per Larghi PratiComposed By – Giovanni Da Cascia*
2:24
26
"Mediolano" SanctusComposed By – Anonymous
2:13
27
Cum Martelli/La MantaComposed By – Italian Anonymous*
1:46
28
Benedicamus DominoComposed By – Codex Faenza*
2:04
29
Ut Te Per Omnes Celitus/Ingens Alumnus PadueComposed By – Johannes Ciconia
2:43
For CD Player
Format:
CD, Album
Release Year:
1999
Record Label:
Harmonia Mundi - HMU 907185
Country:
US
Genre:
Classical
Style:
Medieval
Ostensibly a study in the art of mostly vocal compositions based on the practice of hocketing, this excursion by Paul Hillier's Theatre of Voices goes well beyond a study of technique. It's a breathtaking glide through ancient music, to be sure, but it's also a fascinating look at how relatively late medievalists such as Guillaume de Machaut advanced musical processes documented in the Bamberg, Montpellier, Faenza, and Ivrea codices as well as in a variety of other collections. Hocketing is the process whereby multiple voices carry multiple parts simultaneously, with one voice extending beneath another, often providing a melodic backbone for improvisation. On Hillier's sonically peerless collection, you get almost ostentatious slipperiness on the low-register vocal in a 14th-century homage to St. Thomas (à Becket), and then you get a 13th-century piece from the Montpellier Codex in which a dizzying pair of upper-register voices sings in hockets while a lower-register chant continues beneath, almost viscerally piling polyphony. Hillier has excelled at what could have been an academic mission, and he's contributed a great deal to making the history of musical development poignantly beautiful. In addition, four organ solos fall into the sequencing of vocal tracks, allowing points of rest for the ear following the multitude of voices and thrilling keyboard examples, to boot.
Tracklist Hide Credits
Four In Seculum Hockets
4:12
1
In Seculum "Longum"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:00
2
In Seculum "Viellatoris"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:06
3
In Seculum "Breve"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:06
4
In Seculum "D'Amiens Longum"Composed By – Bamberg Codex*
1:00
-
5
Iam Nubes DissolviturComposed By – Montpellier Codex*
0:59
6
Entre Adan Et Hanikel/Chi?? Bien S??ansComposed By – Anonymous
1:10
Two Hocket Motets
2:46
7
Je N'amerai IComposed By – "Spainard"
1:33
8
Je N'amerai IIComposed By – "Spainard"
1:13
-
9
Ave Maris StellaComposed By – Codex Faenza*
1:31
10
Tous Corps Qui/De Souspirant CuerComposed By – Guillaume De Machaut
2:32
11
Musicalis Sciensia/Sciencie LaudabiliComposed By – Collection De Picardie*
2:35
12
Or Sus, Vous Dorm??s TropComposed By – Ivrea Codex*
3:18
13
Ave Rex Gentis AnglorumComposed By – Anonymous
0:52
14
Deus Tuorum Militum/De Flore Martyrum/Ave Rex GentisComposed By – Anonymous
1:30
15
Ave Miles Celestis/Ave Rex PatroneComposed By – Anonymous
2:10
16
Beata VisceraComposed By – Worcester Fragments*
1:15
17
Thomas Gemma Cantuarie/Thomas Cesus In DoveriaComposed By – Worcester Fragments*
2:06
18
Doleo Super Te/Absolon, Fili MiComposed By – English Anonymous*
1:27
19
Epiphaniam Domino Canamus/Balaam InquitComposed By – Montpellier Codex*
4:51
20
Campanis Cum Cymbalis/Honoremus DominamComposed By – English Anonymous*
0:51
21
SangilioComposed By – Codex Faenza*
5:13
22
Venecie Mundi Splendor/Michael Qui Stena DomusComposed By – Johannes Ciconia
2:34
23
Amor Mi Fa CantarComposed By – Vatican Rossi Codex*
2:29
24
O Zentil Madona MiaComposed By – Codex Musicale, Bologna*
2:06
25
Per Larghi PratiComposed By – Giovanni Da Cascia*
2:24
26
"Mediolano" SanctusComposed By – Anonymous
2:13
27
Cum Martelli/La MantaComposed By – Italian Anonymous*
1:46
28
Benedicamus DominoComposed By – Codex Faenza*
2:04
29
Ut Te Per Omnes Celitus/Ingens Alumnus PadueComposed By – Johannes Ciconia
2:43
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