A History of Music, vol. 2

A History of Music, vol. 2: L'étonnante diversité des répertoires pré-grégorien / The astonishing diversity of pre-gregorian repertories
Le Chant des premiers chrétiens / Chant of the Early Christians
Various
Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 8164 [CD]

Content:

    Chant Ambrosien (répertoire milanais, dée siècle)
    Ambrosian Chant (repertory of Milan, early 5th century)

  1. Lucernarium: Paravi lucernam Christo meo
  2. Ingressa: Lux fulgebit hodie super nos
  3. Psalmellus: Tecum principium in die virtutis tue

    4. Chant Vieux-Romain (période byzantine, VIIe et VIIIe siècles)
    Old Roman Chant (Byzantine period, 7th and 8th centuries)

  4. Introït: Resurrexi
  5. Offertory Terra Tremuit: V. Notus in ludea / V. Et factus est in pace / V. Ibi confregit
  6. Alleluia: V. Epi si kyrie

    7. Chant Bénéventain (VIIe-IX siècles) Messe du jour de Pâques
    Beneventan Chant (7th-9th centuries) Mass for Easter Day

  7. Introït: Maria vidit angelum

    8. Chant Mozarabe (VIIe-XIe siècles)
    Mozarabic Chant (7th-11th centuries)

    Anon., Missale mixtum secundum regulam beati Isidori, dictum Mozarabes: Office des lectures
  8. Invocation sacerdotale d'introduction: Per gloriam nominis tui

    9. Anon., Ms. B Mozarabic Chapel of the Cath. of Toledo, Cantorales de Cisneros folio 115, 14-15th c.: Office des lectures
  9. Gloria in excelsis Deo

    10. Anon., Ms. B Mozarabic Chapel of the Cath. of Toledo, Cantorales de Cisneros folio 116, 14-15th c.: Prière eucharistique (Dialogue between a priest and the choir)
  10. Ad confractionem panis: Qui venit ad me non esuriet

    11. Anon., Missale mixtum secundum regulam beati Isidori, dictum Mozarabes: Prière eucharistique (Dialogue between a priest and the choir)
  11. Priest: Humilitate vos ad benedictionem

    12. Anon., Ms. B Mozarabic Chapel of the Cath. of Toledo, Cantorales de Cisneros folio 9v, 14-15th c.: Prière eucharistique (Dialogue between a priest and the choir)
  12. Ad accedentes: Gustate et videte

    13. Chant Vieux-romain (VIe-XIIIe siècles)
    Old Roman Chant (6th-13th centuries)

  13. Kyrie: ad processionem
  14. Versus: O Kyrios evasileosen

Playing time: 70' 25"

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

Excerpts (from original release):
[1]-[3] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1295 [CD] Chants de l'Église Milanaise / Chants of the Church of Milan
[4]-[6] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1218 [CD] Chants de L'Église de Rome, Période Byzantine / Chants of the Roman Church
[7] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1476 [CD] Chants de la Cathédrale de Benevento - Semaine Sainte & Pâques / Holy Week & Easter
[8]-[12] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1519 [CD] Chant Mozarabe Cathédrale de Tolède (XVe siècle) / Mozarabic Chant
[13]-[14] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1604 [CD] Chants de l'Église de Rome -Vêpres du jour de Pâques / Roman Chant - Easter Vespers

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