Philippe le Chancelier: Notre-Dame-Schule was recorded in 1986 but not issued until 1990. Here Sequentia treads on territory that is admittedly dicey insofar as scholarly precision is concerned: Philippe the Chancellor was the top ranking layman within Notre Dame Cathedral during the first quarter of the thirteenth century, and is known primarily as a figure in theological and literary pursuits. While much verse of the medieval period survives in musical settings, instances where the writer of the lyric is also believed to ...
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Philippe le Chancelier: Notre-Dame-Schule was recorded in 1986 but not issued until 1990. Here Sequentia treads on territory that is admittedly dicey insofar as scholarly precision is concerned: Philippe the Chancellor was the top ranking layman within Notre Dame Cathedral during the first quarter of the thirteenth century, and is known primarily as a figure in theological and literary pursuits. While much verse of the medieval period survives in musical settings, instances where the writer of the lyric is also believed to be the composer of the music are rare indeed.Here Sequentia makes the case for Philippe le Chancelier as a composer, and admittedly the result is quite convincing: every composer has preferences in relative position to the kinds of melodic ideas and rhythmic gestures employed, and all nine of the pieces presented here seem to conform to the taste of a single, musical identity. This is an unusual Sequentia album in that vocalist Barbara Thornton isn't heard from much, although she's...
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