Traditional or folk musics from different countries, styles and times
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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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This traditional song is to be rediscovered. It is treated here for three equal voices according to two distinct harmonic and melodic formulas. His writing is suitable for both male and female voices. This song belongs to the CD "PAYSAGES BELGES"
One of the first arrangements (published in 1874) of this spiritual, as it was sung by the first vocal ensembles some of whose members were born as slaves in the United States.
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...
One of the best known harmonizations of this traditional Christmas Carol from Béarn (Southern France) was written by Swiss composer Frank Martin in the 20th century. This song does not evoke the baby Jesus but the three wise men (sovereign...
Other titile for this famous spiritual: I got a robe (Heaven) This score belongs to the songbook ORIGINAL SPIRITUALS MeF 130
A subtle contemporary harmonization of this international Hit of Christmas carols. Some punctual divisi among the voices.
This Hainaut Christmas Carol has no less than 9 verses, the first five being directly linked to the birth of Christ, the next four relating to the feast of Christmas and the corresponding feasts (...). We can therefore choose the interpretation...
