J. DES PRES
MeF 1774 - Josquin des Prés (Desprez) : Motet Ave Christe Immolate More about Josquin des Prés
G. BIZET
This "pastorale" from the music stage for the "Arlesienne", the eponymous drama of Alphonse DAUDET, presents the particularity of a choir singing without any words (only la, la, la). It makes a dialogue between the voice of soprano and the...
SPIRITUAL
A joyful Spiritual published in 1872, with a beautiful harmonic color. Moses liberating his people from Egyptian slavery and crossing the Red Sea before Pharaoh's troops were engulfed by the waters, is one of the symbols of the slave status in...
H. PURCELL
From one of Henry Purcell's last compositions (Bonduca - 1695) this "catch" is a canon for 3 voices worthy of the farces of Molière or Shakespeare. Very pleasant to sing, it does not require less rigor for its implementation. The score is...
G. BIZET
This rare piece by Georges Bizet is a posthumous work (date of composition unknown) originally published in a collection of liturgical pieces almost 15 years after his death in 1875 (he was only 36 years old!). Composed for three equal voices of...
TRADITIONAL
Tung by sailors and fishermen and collected from a boat captain in the Dunkirk region in the 19th century, this shanty evokes traditional herring (cod) fishing campaigns. Arranged for three male voices by Bernard Lallement, it is proposed...
B. LALLEMENT
A satirical song (prohibited in its time) mocking the french king Louis the 14th and his many extra marital adventures. We quote in the song both the maids and gardeners as the noble ladies (Mme de Montespan, Mme de Soubise) and, of course, the...
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CAROL
MeF 1119 : Oyez, honorables bourgeois (God rest you merry, gentlemen). Traditional english carol arranged by Bernard Lallement. English and french texts. More about Bernard Lallement
F. de la Tombelle
This Stabat Mater Dolorosa composed between 1911-1912 and lasting 12 to 15 minutes, alternates the stanzas sung by the choir and those sung in psalmody. Fernand de la Tombelle, very sensitive to access to music for all, wrote a simple, fluid...
F. de la TOMBELLE
How not to fall in love with this hymn composed by Fernand de la Tombelle! This composer is to be rediscovered! His music is elegant, subtle and delicate. The AVE VERUM met with great success at the beginning of the 20th century and remains...
J-B LULLY
A Pastoral is a musical genre that idyllically illustrates nature, shepherds and shepherdesses. The one entitled "Les Festes de l'Amour et de Bachus", in a prologue and three acts, was performed in 1672. It is made up of extracts from different...
B. LALLEMENT
A satirical song (prohibited in its time) mocking the french king Louis the 14th and his many extra marital adventures. We quote in the song both the maids and gardeners as the noble ladies (Mme de Montespan, Mme de Soubise) and, of course, the...
H. DUMONT
Composed in 1663, the "Airs à 4, basse continu, (...), on the paraphrase of some psalms and hymns by Messire Antoine Godeau" are small motets representative of French Baroque music in the time of Louis th 14th in Paris and in Versailles. "Since...
LULLY
A Pastoral is a musical genre that idyllically illustrates nature, shepherds and shepherdesses. The one entitled "Les Festes de l'Amour et Bachus", in a prologue and three acts, was performed in 1672. It is made up of extracts from different...
C. VERCHER
Poem by Paul Verlaine from Les Fêtes Galantes (1869): Calm in the half day What tall branches do. Let’s penetrate our love From this deep silence.
D. COSAERT
A variation between jazz and contemporary music, on the first lines of the finale of Beethoven's 9th symphony. Hymnus refers to the European Anthem but only keeps a short extract (Freude schöner Götterfunken ...) and uses the onomatopoeias of...
G. VERDI
The very famous Slaves Chorusr from Verdi Nabucco's opera. Piano accompaniment available under the reference MeF 901P
C. de SERMISY
MeF 505PDF - Claudin de Semisy : Ceux de Picardie - easy and lively Renaissance song. This earthy and joyful drinking song is very simple and easy to remember. Halfway between Renaissance and Middle Ages music, it celebrates the ability of Piacrds...
