Old and New – Modern or Classic, monody – early polyphony. The focus will be at one specific musical change or major transformation in the history of Western European music at a time in Antiqua versus Nova. Episode 23: Christianization
In this episode of ‘Christianization’, polyphone Cypriote advents of O-antifones, compositions in a handwriting which are still intact and now lies in the Biblioteca Nazionale in Turin. This ‘new’ music comes from the Ars subtilior – end of the 14th century.
These O-antifones are surrounded with hymns by the monk Fulbert from Chartres, who lived around the Year 1000; religious music composed for the Chapel of the mighty French King Janus I of Lussignan, who held court at Cyprus and the Irish traditionals.
Fulbert de Chartres (fl. ca. 1000)
1. Chorus Novae
Ensemble Venance Fortunat
2. Lament for the Dead of the North (traditional)
Tony MacMahon, accordeon. Seán Óg Potts, bagpipe. John Sheahan and Paddy Glackin, violin. Davy Spillane, flute. Alanna O’Kelly andMaighréad Ní Dhomhnaill, song
Fulbert de Chartres
3. Stirps Jesse (monodie)
Ensemble Venance Fortunat
Anonymous(ca. 1390)
4. O Sapientia incarnata
Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel
5. Seán Ó Duibhir A’ghleanna (traditional)
Tony MacMahon, accordeon. Seán Óg Potts, bagpipe. John Sheahan and Paddy Glackin, violin. Davy Spillane, flute. Alanna O’Kelly and Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill, song
Anonymous
6. Stirps Jesse (organum double)
Ensemble Venance Fortunat
Anonymus (ca.1390)
7. O Adonay domus Israel
Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel
8. O radix Yesse splendida
Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel
Fulbert de Chartres
9. organum Solem Justitiae
ensemble Venance Fortunat
10. One Breath (traditional)
Tony MacMahon, accordeon. Seán Óg Potts, bagpipe. John Sheahan and Paddy Glackin, violin. Davy Spillane, flute. Alanna O’Kelly and Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill, song
11. Táim-Se Im Chodhladh (trad. Iers)
Tony MacMahon, accordeon. Seán Óg Potts, bagpipe. John Sheahan and Paddy Glackin, violin. Davy Spillane, flute. Alanna O’Kelly and Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill, song
Anonymous
12. Stirps Jesse (organum simple)
Ensemble Venance Fortunat
Anonymous, 13th century
13. O clavis David aurea
Huelgas Ensemble
14. An Droighneán Donn (traditional)
15. Lucis eterne splendor (Cypriotisch)
Huelgas Ensemble
16. Port na bPucai (traditional)
Tony MacMahon, accordeon. Seán Óg Potts, bagpipe. John Sheahan and Paddy Glackin, violin. Davy Spillane, flute. Alanna O’Kelly and Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill, song
Anonymous
17. O Rex virtutem
18. O Emanuel
Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel
Fulbert de Chartres (fl. ca. 1000)
19. Alleluia dies sanctificatus
20. Ad nutum Dominum
Ensemble Venance Fortunat
Anonymous 14th century
21. O sacra virgo
22. Hodie puer nascitur
Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel
CD Ensemble Venance Fortunat: QM 6899 12.6.42
CD Lament: Realwork CDRW 27
CD Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel: Harmonia Mundi RD 7777
