Post-romantic musics and musics composed or published during the first third of the twentieth century
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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
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...
MeF 1780 - Marc-Antoine Charpentier : motet to the Virgin Mary for mixed voices
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,...
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Voice sheet music (without piano accompaniment): MeF 318 What! Still drinking songs? Will I never hear some eating songs? About vine everywhere we celebrate glory! Nobody says a word about the vegetable garden! How charming, how...
A composer to rediscover! A simple and fluid music (can be doubled with the organ or the harmonium, as one did at the end of the XIXth century). No particular difficulties or delicate vocal demands. A beautiful work ending on an amazing Amen!...
This simple and clear music, without real vocal difficulty, is part of a set of "Saluts brefs", the first three of which belong to the same manuscript. Salut bref #1 : O Salutaris Hostia MeF 1723 Salut bref #2 : Ave Maria MeF 1724...
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...
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.
One of the rare compositions by Gabriel Fauré where he is also the author of the text. This score can be sung either as a duet of women voices / men voices, or by two equal women voices.
Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) is one of the most famous organists of the late 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. As a composer, he wrote many motets and was deeply involved in the use of plain-chant in harmonized choral music....
In this Ave Verum Corpus, composed in the first half of the 1880s, Eugène Gigout alternates homophonic and polyphonic parts. The long development of Ô Jesu dulcis particularly highlights the melodic line of the tenors. The organ, with the...
Motet for the Blessed Sacrament composed in 1898. The organ part is not required. This elegant music can be sung either by a choir or by two soloists. More about Fernand de la Tombelle
This dialogue with two equal voices and organ can be sung either in choir or by two solo voices. The instrumental accompaniment strictly doubles the voices.
This traditional song, immortalized in its time on the french television, has been harmonized in a subtle and almost instrumental way by Vincent d'Indy. The verses evoke the fishermen of Marennes, today in Charente-Maritime, region of production...
