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The late Renaissance composer, Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591), also known as Jacob Händl, was born in what is now Slovenia and traveled throughout the Bohemian lands of the Holy Roman Empire. His prolific output included more than 500 works, both sacred and secular. Gallus’ five-voice motet, Mirabile mysterium, was first printed in 1586. The text describes a mystical alchemy which is expressed in the motet’s wild dissonances and wandering chromaticism. It is “a ...
2020-12-23 07:00:11
“Resonet in Laudibus”: Music of Lassus, Praetorius, and the Moosburg Gradual
Resonet in laudibus (“Let the voice of praise resound”) is a Christmas carol which dates back to the 14th century. Popular throughout Medieval and Renaissance Europe, the melody found its way into the choral motets of composers such as Orlande de Lassus and Jacobus Gallus. In 1550, Georg Wicel called it “one of the chief Christmas songs of joy.” Let’s explore the evolution of this exuberant melody through two Renaissance motets. In both ...
2018-12-28 14:24:12
The young people of the Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Nejc Bečan performing Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 at a sold-out concert in the Gallus Hall in Cankarjev dom convention and conference centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia filmed by Primož Zevnik.
2018-12-13 13:24:09
Joyous discovery: Alessandro Scarlatti's Messa per il Santissimo Natale
Alessandro Scarlatti A. Scarlatti, Gallus, G. Gabrieli, J.S. Bach; Rebecca Outram, Cecilia Osmond, Helen Charlston, Nick Pritchard, Marcus Farnsworth, English Concert, Laurence Cummings; St John's Smith Square Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 12 December 2018 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) Scarlatti's Christmas mass makes a delightful opening to this Christmas concert with a differentLaurence Cummings and the English Concert gave us a Christmas programme with something of a difference on Wednesday 12 December 2018 at St John's Smith Square. With soloists Rebecca Outram, Cecilia Osmond, Helen Charlston, Nick Pritchard and Marcus Farnsworth, along with the choir of the English Concert, they performed Alessandro Scarlatti's Messa per il Santissimo Natale, Jacobus Gallus' Omnes de Saba, Giovanni Gabrieli's O Magnum Mysterium and Johann Bach's cantatas Selig is der Mann BWV57 and Ich freue mich in dir BWV133. The first half consisted of Scarlatti's mass interleaved with the two motets. […]
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