Tempus Festorum

Tempus Festorum
Musique médiévale au temps de la Nativité / Medieval music for the Nativity season
Ensemble Anonymus - Claude Bernatchez, dir.
Analekta "Fleur de Lys" FLX 2 3106

Contents:

    Saint Nicholas

    Franco of Cologne (attr.)
  1. Psallat chorus: Eximie pater et regie - Aptatur

    2. The Immaculate Conception

    Perotin
  2. Dum sigillum summi patris

    3. Anon., England, 13th-14th c.
  3. Angelus ad Virginem

    4. Christmas

    Perotin
  4. Descendit de cælis

    5. Anon., adapted from Graduale romanum
  5. A child is born (after puer natus est est nobis)

    6. Anon., Italy, 14th c.
  6. Verbum caro factum est - In hoc anni circulo

    7. Anon., Germany, 15th c.
  7. In natali Domini

    8. Anon., adapted from Graduale romanum
  8. At the ends of the earth (after Viderunt omnes)
    La Lumière estampie (after Alleluia dies sanctificatus)
  9. Heaven and earth (after Tui sunt cæli)
    Anon., Spain, 12th c.
    Verbum patris hodie

    10. The Circumcision

    Perotin
  10. Salvatoris hodie

    11. The Feast of Fools

    Anon., France, 13th c.
  11. Lux hodie
    Orientis partibus
    Kyrie asini (after Kyrie Cunctipotens)

    12. Anon., France, 13th c.
  12. Hac in die salutari

    13. Anon., England, 13th c.
  13. Verbum Patris humanatur

    14. Adam de la Halle
  14. Diex soit en cheste maison

    15. Anon., France, 13th c., Chansonnier du roi:
  15. La Quarte estampie

    16. Anon., France, 13th c.
  16. Lux optata claruit
    Orientis partibus - Haec in anni janua

Playing time: 61' 41"

Performers:
Ensemble Anonymus
Claude Bernatchez (zarb, tar, chime bells, voice, riqq), Lucie Brosseau (medieval fiddle, rattle), Robert Huard (voice, symphonia, bell, riqq), Pierre Langevin (portative organ, cylindrical recorder, recorder "Ganassi", sopranino recorder, bagpipes in D, chalumeau), Guy Ross (medieval lute, voice, gothic harp, ud)
Claude Bernatchez, dir.

Recording site and date:
Église de Neuville, Québec, Québec, Canada [06/1997]

Excerpts:
[7], [14]-[16] Analekta AN 2 9780 [CD] Joyaux médiévaux - Jewels of the medieval era

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