New York Polyphony - endBeginning (2012) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Missa pro defunctis: Introit
02. Missa pro defunctis: Kyrie
03. Missa pro defunctis: Sequence
04. Missa pro defunctis: Sanctus
05. Missa pro defunctis: Agnus Dei
06. Missa pro defunctis: Communio
07. Missa pro defunctis: Libera me, Domine
08. Lamentationes Jeremiae: Vau
09. Lamentationes Jeremiae: Zain
10. Lamentationes Jeremiae: Lamed
11. Lamentationes Jeremiae: Mem
12. Tristitia obsedit me - Infelix ego
13. Absalon, Fili Mi
14. Missa pro defunctis: In paradisum
15. Ma fin est mon commencement


New York Polyphony has assembled a programme of sacred vocal music composed largely by Franco-Flemish composers active in the first half of the 16th century, exploring from a number of perspectives the themes of grief, loss and mortality.
This music was produced during a volatile period in European history, a time punctuated by religious persecution, destructive war-fare, and repeated outbreaks of plague and famine. Death was an ever-present and inescapable companion even for the most privileged members of society.
Music played a vital role in helping people cope with the feelings of sadness, loss and anger over death, whether through the raw expression of personal grief in a devotional lament, or the more reserved expression of collective grief found in music intended to accompany a formal liturgical ceremony.

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