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Paris 1200 - Perotin, Leonin / Lionheart

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Details

Composer
TRADITIONAL
Artist
Lionheart
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Nimbus
Released
Oct 01, 1996
Catalog #
NI5547
UPC
710357554728

About

The selections on this disc were selected from medieval sources of chant and polyphony associated with the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and the monastery of St. Martial in Limoges. Some of the works have been attributed to Magister Leoninus (Leonin) and Magister Perotinus (Perotin), but the authorship cannot be securely established from the surviving sources.
PARIS, 1200. The Catholic Church has a firm hold in Europe. Notre Dame Cathedral is going up on the Ile de la Cité. But Paris is not Rome, and the geographic distance allows creativity to flow.
Plainchant was the only sacred music allowed in the church at that time, so naturally musical growth stemmed from it. As a first step medieval composers and performers added a voice moving in parallel fourths or fifths--the natural distance between the tenor and bass ranges--above the chant. After the parallel voice technique (organum) became accepted, the next creative step was to add a voice that expanded the notes of the chant into long phrases, and then to add separate texts to the different voices. The new poetry might even be in French and on such secular topics as love and sex. By building on chants without altering their pitches and texts, the church rule was followed in letter, if not in spirit.
Lionheart's performances will appeal both to fans of medieval classical music and to listeners looking for something similar to the CHANT of the Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos and the music of Hildegard of Bingen.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Breves dies hominis 02:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    Breves dies hominis
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Léonin, Pérotin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  2. 2 Virtutum thronus frangitur 02:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    Virtutum thronus frangitur
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  3. 3 Pange melos lacrimosum 03:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Pange melos lacrimosum
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Léonin, Pérotin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  4. 4 Te sanctum dominum 08:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Te sanctum dominum
    Duration
    08:36
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  5. 5 Ave Maria fons letitie 01:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ave Maria fons letitie
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  6. 6 Ave virgo virginum 02:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ave virgo virginum
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  7. 7 Olim sudor Herculis 07:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    Olim sudor Herculis
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  8. 8 Condimentum nostre spei 05:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Condimentum nostre spei
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  9. 9 Sic mea fata 02:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sic mea fata
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  10. 10 Mundus vergens 02:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    Mundus vergens
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  11. 11 Mens fidem / Encontre / In odorem 05:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    Mens fidem / Encontre / In odorem
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  12. 12 Gaude Maria 09:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    Gaude Maria
    Duration
    09:13
    Composer
    Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  13. 13 Veris ad imperia 01:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    Veris ad imperia
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  14. 14 O curas hominum 05:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    O curas hominum
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  15. 15 Procurans odium 04:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    Procurans odium
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  16. 16 Diffusa est gratia 04:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Diffusa est gratia
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Pérotin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  17. 17 Veste nuptiali 03:08
    Track
    17
    Title
    Veste nuptiali
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart
  18. 18 Mors vite propitia 02:32
    Track
    18
    Title
    Mors vite propitia
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Pérotin, Léonin
    Ensemble
    Lionheart