Early Music Day 2025
France / Lanvellec
CHANSON NOUVELLE
Collectif Ma non troppo
Italian and English Music from the Middle Ages
and some contemporary resonances
and some contemporary resonances
Singing, bowed vielles
800 years ago, in 1220, Francis of Assisi stepped down from leading the order he had founded, shedding the trappings of power to draw closer to a nature he loved as divine creation… Who knows if he was a musician, but he inspired this new popular song in the Umbrian language, which flourished throughout the century around Assisi and Cortona.
At the same time, in the west of England’s Midlands, Worcester Cathedral established itself as a liturgical center with influence across the kingdom.
The English, unconcerned with the unnecessary distinctions between learned and popular music found in France, provided inspiration for composer Gavin Bryars (best known for his minimalist works) to create a kind of mirrored reflection of these two traditions. He drew both from the refinement of medieval English music up to John Dunstable and the simplicity of the Cortona Laudario.
Laudes from the Cortona Laudario, reinterpreted by Gavin Bryars (2003).
Excerpts from English manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Excerpts from English manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Camille Aubret – singing, bowed vielle
Emmanuelle Huteau – singing
Elsa Papatanasios – singing
Daniela Maltrain – singing, bowed vielle
Camille Rancière – singing, bowed vielle
Emmanuelle Huteau – singing
Elsa Papatanasios – singing
Daniela Maltrain – singing, bowed vielle
Camille Rancière – singing, bowed vielle
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