Whether or not you understand the language of these 14th-century French songs and motets, you'll find it hard to resist the music's essential elements-- melody and rhythm. These composers, most of whom are anonymous, really knew how to write a tune and the rhythms can be as catchy or as complex as those written by the most sophisticated modern jazz musician. The seven singers and two instrumentalists (harp and lute) share the performing duties--challenges is a more appropriate word--on the disc's 21 selections, all taken from the very rich repertoire of poets and composers whose thoughts on the subject of love were alternately imaginative and practical. Their expressive poetic imagery was more than equaled by the ingenuity of their musical settings. One of the most remarkable works is a four-part Gloria by Pycard, a rhythmic tour de force with wild harmonies to match. --David Vernier
The Study of Love: French Songs and Motets for the 14th Century,Margaret Philpot,Donald Greig,Stephen Charlesworth,Anonymous,Guillaume de Machaut,Pycard,Solage,Andrew Lawrence-King,Christopher Page,Andrew Tusa,Julian Podger,Leigh Nixon,Rogers Covey-Crump,Hyperion,Choral,Classical,Classical Collections-Artist Desc.,Classical Music,Classical Vocals,Mass Section,Miscellaneous,Miscellaneous Music,Miscellaneous Vocal Music,Motet,Virelai,Vocal
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Whether or not you understand the language of these 14th-century French songs and motets, you'll find it hard to resist the music's essential elements-- melody and rhythm. These composers, most of whom are anonymous, really knew how to write a tune and the rhythms can be as catchy or as complex as those written by the most sophisticated modern jazz musician. The seven singers and two instrumentalists (harp and lute) share the performing duties--challenges is a more appropriate word--on the disc's 21 selections, all taken from the very rich repertoire of poets and composers whose thoughts on the subject of love were alternately imaginative and practical. Their expressive poetic imagery was more than equaled by the ingenuity of their musical settings. One of the most remarkable works is a four-part Gloria by Pycard, a rhythmic tour de force with wild harmonies to match. --David VernierMusic Review:
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