A History of Music, vol. 5

Century vol. 5
La naissance de la Polyphonie / The Birth of Polyphony
Various
Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 8167

Contents

    Polyphonie Aquitaine à Saint-Martial de Limoges (XIIe siècle)
    12th-Century Polyphony in Aquitaine

    Anon., Aquitaine
  1. Domine labia mea aperies / Deus in adjutorium meum
  2. Versus: O primus homo coruit

    3. Anon., St. Martial
  3. Resonemus hoc natali

    4. École de Notre-Dame (XIIe siècle)
    The Notre-Dame School (12th century)

    Anon., Mass for Christmas Day
  4. Introït trope: Puer natus est
  5. Kyrie

    6. Leoninus
  6. Propter veritatem

    7. Perotin
  7. Viderunt omnes

    8. Hoquets du Manuscrit de Bamberg (XIIIe siècle)
    Hockets from the Bamberg Manuscript (13th century)

    Anon., Bamberg Codex
  8. In seculum "Longum" (3 voices)
  9. In seculum "Viellatoris" (3 voices)
  10. In seculum "Breve" (3 voices)
  11. In seculum "D'Amiens longum" (3 voices)

    12. Motets du Manuscrit de Montpellier (XIIIe siècle)
    Motets from the Montpellier Codex (13th century)

    Anon., 13th c., Montpellier Codex
  12. Puisque bele dame m'eime / Flos filius
  13. Ne sai, que je die / Iohanne
  14. Dame, que je n'os noumer / Amis donc est / Lonc tans a
  15. S'on me regarde / Prennes i garde / He, mi enfant

    16. Chansons Mariales du XIIIe siècle
    13th-century Marian Songs

    Anon., 13th c.
  16. Conductus: Ave maria gratia plena
  17. Conductus: Pia mater gratie
  18. Conductus: Ave nobilis venerabilis

    19. Graduel d'Aliénor de Bretagne (XIIIe-XIVe siècles)
    The Gradual from Eleanor of Brittany (13th & 14th centuries)

    Anon., Graduel antiphonaire de Fontevraud, B.M. Limoges, Ms. 2
  19. Kyrie: Orbis factor

    Messe Mariale à la Cathédrale de Salisbury (XIIIe-XIVe siècles)
    An English Ladymass (13th & 14th centuries)

    Anon., England, 13th-14th c.
  20. Kyrie: Kyria christifera
  21. Gloria
  22. Sanctus & Benedictus
  23. Agnus Dei: Virtute numinis

Playing time: 77' 16"

Performers, recording site and date:
See links below;
Rel.: 2005

Excerpts:
[1]-[2] Harmonia mundi HMC 1134 [LP] Aquitaine Polyphony
[3], [6] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7157 [CD] The Age of Cathedrals - Music from the Magnus Liber Organi
[4]-[5] Harmonia mundi HMC 1148 [LP] École Notre Dame
[7] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7276 [CD] Fragments
[8]-[11] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7185 [CD] Hoquetus - Medieval European Vocal Music
[12]-[15] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7109 [CD] Love's Illusion
[16]-[18] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7312 [CD] La bele marie
[19] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1403 [CD] Gradual of Eleanor of Brittany
[20]-[23] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7080 [CD] An English Ladymass

Compilation:
Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX 290 8163 / 72 [CDx10] Century I: Toute la Musique Ancienne - Ancient Music

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Goldberg (y., #-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

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Pierre-F. Roberge