Music according to a specific theme or spirit (nature, seasons, humour, ...)
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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
MeF 356 - Jean-Baptiste Lully : Air des trembleurs (for 3 mixed voices). Everybody knows Henry Purcell's "Air du Froid", taken from King Arthur, composed in 1691. Lully had used this principle of vocal staccato as early as 1677 to evoke the...
MeF 1781 : César Franck - Ave Maria ( sop, ten (alt), bass) for 3 mixed voices and organ More about César Franck
MeF 1118 : Noël du Languedoc for 3 mixed voices a cappella. A simple and easy joyful traditional carol from the south of France
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Almost nothing is known about Julia Brainard. This romantic American musician probably lived in Paris where some of her compositions were published around 1865-1875. L'AGNUS DEI, published in Paris in 1871, can be sung by two solo voices as well...
Hodie, Chritus natus est: a superb Christmas motet in double choir, in the music tradition for the Basilica San Marco in Venice, extract from the Reliquiorum sacrarum
This drinking song is in 3 parts, including the middle part written in round. It includes several verses evoking the dread of the drinker, but also making fun of doctors and other "serious" occupatons but all also drinkers ...
Julia Brainard is one of the rare women composers of the 19th century. Some scores were published in the United States, others in France, probably during his stay in France (1865-1871?). This is the only known work written for 4 mixed voices and...
Fable by Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) in which a tin can falls in love with a lobster, finding in its way many similarities ... On a surrealistic poem, here is music that is connected to the text humorous athmosphere.
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...
Written with a low Latin language, and parodying Gregorian chant, this drinking song was published in 1540 in Nuremberg.
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...
