Motetus

Motetus - Music at the Time of Notre-Dame in Paris
Dominique Visse, Edmund Brownless, Eric Mentzel, Colin Mason, Clemencic Consort - René Clemencic, dir.
Stradivarius STR 33 398

Contents:

    Organum - Clausula

  1. Perotinus Magnus: Alleluya Pascha nostrum
    Gaudeat devotio / Nostrum (Codex Pluteus 29, 1 Firenze)
  2. Beatis nos / Benedicamus Domino (Codex Pluteus 29, 1 Firenze)
  3. Domino fidelium / Domino (Codex Wolfenbüttel)

    4. Motets with double text

  4. O Maria virgo / O Maria Maris Stella / Veritatem (Codex La Clayette)
  5. Clamans in deserto / Quant vient en mai / Johanne (Codex Pluteus 29, 1 Firenze)
  6. Virgo virginum / Quant voi remirant / Hec Dies (Codex Bamberg)
  7. Mellis stilla / Par une matinee / Alleluya (Codex Montpellier)
  8. Crux forma penitencie / Au douz mois de mai / Sustinere (Codex La Clayette)

    9. Instrumental motets

  9. A la clarte / Et illumina (Codex Wolfenbüttel 2)
  10. Clamans in deserto / Johanne (Codex Pluteus 29, 1 Firenze)
  11. On doit / La biaute / In seculum (Codex La Clayette)
  12. Amours mi fant / En may / Flos filius eius (Codex La Clayette)

    13. French motets with double text

  13. Ma loiaus pensee / In seculum (Chansonnier de Noailles)
  14. Pucelete belle / Je languis / Domino (Codex Montpellier)
  15. L'autrier m'esbatoie / Demenant grant joie / Manere (Codex La Clayette)
  16. Trop souvent me duel / Brunete / In seculum (Codex Montpellier)
  17. Hare, hare, hye / Balaam! Goudalier / Balaam (Codex Wolfenbüttel 2)
  18. On parole / A Paris / Frese nouvele (Codex Montpellier)
  19. Hoquetus (Codex Montpellier)
  20. Je n'aimerai autre que celle / In seculum (Codex Montpellier)

    21. Motets with triple text

  21. C'est quadruble / Vos n'i dormirez / Biau cuers / Fiat (Codex La Clayette)
  22. Ave deitatis / Cele m'a tolu / Lonc tens / Et sperabit / Fiat (Codex La Clayette)
  23. De la virge Katerine / Quant froidure / Agmina milicie / Agmina (Codex La Clayette)
  24. El mois d'avril / O Maria / O quam sancta / Et gaudebit (Codex La Clayette)

    25. Clausula Mors and motet with triple text

  25. Alleluia Christus resurgens (Codex Pluteus 29, 1 Firenze)
  26. Mors a primi patris / Mors, que stimulo / Mors morsu / Mors (Codex La Clayette)

Playing time: 54' 55"

Performers:
Dominique Visse (countertenor), Edmund Brownless (tenor), Eric Mentzel (tenor), Colin Mason (baritone), Clemencic Consort [René Clemencic (tintinabulum), Marco Ambrosini (hurdy-gurdy), Igor Pomykalo (vielle), Esmail Vasseghi (psaltery and percussion)] - René Clemencic, cond.

Recording site and date:
Tontstudio Benkö in Strohgasse, Vienna, Austria [02/1992]

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Quite typical of Clemencic style. Noteworthy is the presence of Dominique Visse.

A recording demonstrating the hocket technique from this era:

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