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
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Restitution from the original manuscript dated 1904. The first part of this work by Gabriel Fauré can be sung by a solo soprano, by a small ensemble or by the sopranos.
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...
Motet that can be sung a cappella or with accompaniment, by two soloists or in choir. An arrangement for 3 mixed voices is also available (MeF 1703) which takes up the original part of the left hand of the organ accompaniment written by...
The music of this song is totally baroque, even in its lyrics. Its "peasant" character is in the words and certain clumsy and almost caricatured French expressions of what was considered to speak of the countryside ("je gaussions", "dieu marcy"...