It's hard to tell from the title Le Divin Arcadelt (The Divine Arcadelt), or from the subtitle "Candlemas in Renaissance Rome," what this album is all about. You might think it's one of the group of releases that attempt to reconstruct how music was used in Roman worship, rather than simply treating Renaissance masses and motets in isolation. Or you might assume it's an examination of Jacob Arcadelt and his music. Actually it is neither. In the words of Musica Contexta director Simon Ravens, listeners "imagine themselves ...
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It's hard to tell from the title Le Divin Arcadelt (The Divine Arcadelt), or from the subtitle "Candlemas in Renaissance Rome," what this album is all about. You might think it's one of the group of releases that attempt to reconstruct how music was used in Roman worship, rather than simply treating Renaissance masses and motets in isolation. Or you might assume it's an examination of Jacob Arcadelt and his music. Actually it is neither. In the words of Musica Contexta director Simon Ravens, listeners "imagine themselves walking the streets of Rome on the morning of 2 February -- the Feast of the Purification -- some time at the end of the 16th century. At each major church we come to we enter and listen to a musical item." The novelty here is that the performers reject the idea (or, as they put it, the "grail") of a single authentic technique, and they believe that Renaissance Romans would likewise have rejected it. So, the listener's "walk" brings visits to unaccompanied choirs, to vocal groups of...
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Andreas de Silva; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina; Gregorian Chant; Jacques Arcadelt. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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