The gramophone magazine record of the year in 1987, the first time an independent label won this prestigious award. Missa pange lingua work by josquin des prez britannica. This sourcebased study reveals how lutherans selected the missa pange lingua for performance over other available masses and. Missa pange lingua a 4 josquin des prez 14501521 arr. If anything is fascinating in the composers setting of the ordinary text, it is certainly the way in which he has conceived from this material a melodic. This sourcebased study reveals how lutherans selected the missa pange lingua for performance over other available masses and adapted it for their liturgical and. Missa pange lingua, an album by josquin des prez, ludwig bohme on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. These two masssettings, both for four voices, were written at different periods in josquins long career. Josquin des prez missa pange lingua a4 classical archives. Riepe, new revised and abridged edition in one volume new york, 1961, p. This disc of the josquin pange lingua mass and motets by german outfit kammerchor josquin des prez kicks off with the six part motet o virgo virginum which i have only heard elsewhere on the orlando consorts stunning disc of josquin motets. Josquin des prez free sheet music to download in pdf. There i found the tallis scholars first recording of music by josquin two masses.
A prominent biographer confidently calls this the last mass composed by desprez, but no contemporary data can reliably date it. In sixteenthcentury germany, both catholics and lutherans circulated and performed josquins missa pange lingua, even though its model, the hymn pange lingua, was associated with eucharistic practices that were exclusively catholic. Josquin des prez missa pange lingua kyrie monash composers. In the animated chart, homophonic passages are highlighted in red while polyphonic passages are highlighted in blue. Notation here is a minor third higher than the original, with time values halved. Its freeflowing polyphony, less rigorously canonic than that of his earlier works, is supple, expressive and. Now much of that biography seems far less certain, and there is a nagging suspicion that the documents which might have told us more in fact no. I snapped it up and took it home, and so began my long admiration for the work of peter phillips and this remarkable choir. In the present case, this would be done by noting the final note of the tenor, for the mode of. Other articles where missa pange lingua is discussed. Apr 11, 2011 josquin des prez missa pange lingua kyrie published april 11, 2011 listening study leave a comment missa pange lingua is a satb choir melesmatic canonstyle work, and as i have found, the main compositional device that has been used, is the traditional round style cannon, which has been masterfully used to create differences in. Most likely his last mass, it is an extended fantasia on the pange lingua hymn, and is one of josquin s most famous mass settings. Of what little is known of the life of josquin des prez, a few details stand out that help form a picture of his nature.
Jul 14, 2009 stylistically, the missa pange lingua is the summit of josquin s work in the genre. Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium wikipedia. Missa pange lingua is also available on renaissance giants. Missa pange lingua edward wickham, conductor 20 may 2017 st.
Missa pange lingua josquin des prez satb sheet music for. Missa lhomme arme super voces musicales josquin des prez. Harmonia mundi hmc 901239 cd harmonia mundi gold hmg 501239 cd. These files are part of the werner icking music collection.
In addition to the swans, the ronneburg missa pange lingua features an explicit reference to the pange lingua hymn not found any other source. The missa pange lingua is probably the most famous work written by josquin des prez and is generally thought to be his last mass. Where many masses based on chant keep the parent melody in the foreground. Analysis of the agnus dei i and ii from josquins missa pange lingua should bear this out. Complete your josquin the tallis scholars collection. Missa pange lingua a4 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Missa pange lingua gloria youtube luca marenzio solo e pensoso i piu deserti campi duration. An important concern of arons, and the one addressed in the aron excerpt included by strunk in his source readings in music history, is determination of mode.
Josquins missa pange lingua is composed on material derived from the melody to which, from the th century onwards, thomas of aquinass adaptation of a hymn by venantius fortunatus may have been most frequently sung. Meter is balanced because it is not very perceptible. Missa lhomme arme super voces musicales 4 voices 14. His original name is sometimes given as josquin lebloitte and his later name is given under a wide variety of spellings in french, italian, and latin, including iosquinus pratensis and iodocus a prato. This page lists all recordings of missa pange lingua by josquin despres c. Rather than being a summation of his previous compositional techniques, josquin s mass synthesizes several contrapuntal trends from the late 15th and early 16th centuries into a new style that would become the predominant. B soloists transcribed for musixtex by moriwaki michio. Josquin s missa pange lingua is composed on material derived from the melody to which, from the th century onwards, thomas of aquinass adaptation of a hymn by venantius fortunatus may have been most frequently sung. Analysis of the agnus dei i and ii from josquin s missa pange lingua should bear this out. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Missa pange lingua josquin des prez from choralwiki. The missa pange lingua is a musical setting of the ordinary of the mass by francoflemish composer josquin des prez, probably dating from around 1515, near the end of his life. Plainchant also lies at the heart of the missa pange lingua, but in this case the foundation melody, the corpus christi hymn pange lingua gloriosi, has been so thoroughly absorbed into josquins music that only the sharpeared will be alert to its presence.
The roman version of the pange lingua hymn was the basis for a famous composition by renaissance composer josquin des prez, the missa pange lingua. Rather than being a summation of his previous compositional techniques, josquin s mass synthesizes several contrapuntal trends from the late 15th and early 16th centuries into a new style that would become the predominant compositional technique used by franco. Of his 18 reliably attributed masses, the missa pange lingua deserves its high popularity, both for the beauty of individual moments, as well as for the elegance of its formal design. Missa pange lingua gloria josquin des prez missa pange lingua gloria josquin des prez c. Print and download in pdf or midi missa pange lingua satb. The missa pange lingua is a musical setting of the ordinary of the mass by francoflemish composer josquin des prez, probably dating from around 1515, near. In sixteenthcentury germany, both catholics and lutherans circulated and performed josquin s missa pange lingua, even though its model, the hymn pange lingua, was associated with eucharistic practices that were exclusively catholic. Translation, text underlay and musica ficta by john hetland and the renaissance street singers. An analysis of josquin des prezs missa pange lingua, agnus. Sep 12, 2017 the missa pange lingua, for example, contains the words pange lingua in the voice parts of the first kyrie, but no additional hymn text. Several critical spots are homophonic, rather than polyphonic. B soloists transcribed for musixtex by moriwaki michio bassus. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Josquin des prez missa pange lingua kyrie published april 11, 2011 listening study leave a comment missa pange lingua is a satb choir melesmatic canonstyle work, and as i have found, the main compositional device that has been used, is the traditional round style cannon, which has been masterfully used to create differences in. Tallis vocalis josquin the master part 5 josquin des prez. If anything is fascinating in the composers setting of the ordinary text, it is certainly the way in which he has conceived. An elaborate fantasy on the hymn, the mass is one of the composers last works and has been dated to the period from 1515 to 1521, since it was not included by petrucci in his 1514 collection of. Missa pange lingua josquin des prez satb sheet music. These recordings are also available on the specially priced double album the tallis scholars sing josquin. Classical, choral, renaissance the tallis scholars sing.
An analysis of josquin des prezs missa pange lingua. For example, missa pange lingua is a paraphrase mass that josquin composed in approximately 1515. Indeed, in light of the musical works then being composed, one may say that arons theory is, in certain aspects, oversimplified. Aron strove for an easily comprehensible and simple explanation of the contemporary theoretical system. Varied, flowing rhythms, in line with how renaissance music favored varying rhythmic independence for the melodic lines. Missa pange lingua by josquin des prez arranged for guitar duet by jeffry hamilton steele from the liner notes to the centaur records cd. This sourcebased study reveals how lutherans selected the missa pange lingua for performance over other available. Missa pange lingua ensemble clement janequin ensemble organum marcel peres harmonia mundi hmc 1239 lp harmonia mundi hmc 401239 cass. Missa pange lingua requiem missa pro defunctis discogs. Stylistically, the missa pange lingua is the summit of josquins work in the genre.
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