French Renaissance

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

J-B LULLY

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...

C. FRANCK

MeF 1781 : César Franck - Ave Maria ( sop, ten (alt), bass) for 3 mixed voices and organ  More about César Franck

NOEL TRADITIONNEL

MeF 1118 : Noël du Languedoc for 3 mixed voices a cappella. A simple and easy joyful traditional carol from the south of France

B. STROZZI

MeF 355 - Barbara Strozzi : Quel misero usignolo, madrigal for 4 mixed voices and Basso Continuo. Barbara Strozzi (Venice, 1619 - Padua, 1664), Italian soprano and composer, was the adopted (and natural) daughter of the poet and librettist Giulio...

M-A CHARPENTIER

MeF 1780 - Marc-Antoine Charpentier : motet to the Virgin Mary for mixed voices

TRADITIONAL

TRADITIONAL

MeF 138 / traditional folk song from Flanders, for 4 mixed voices Young lady, do not grieve, the feast of St. Anne's is coming up. It must arrive soon, then it will pass. Let's dance, let's jump, let's enjoy ourselves and be content. Such a life,...