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The period covered in the Hilliard Ensemble's 1982 recording Medieval English Music extends from the fourteenth century to the late fifteenth and was actually late-Medieval for England, though roughly contemporaneous with the beginning of the Renaissance era on the European continent. In musical terms, this album surveys from its outset the rhythmically complex and harmonically daring music that was influenced by court composers in France and Italy, known as ars subtilior or ars nova, and goes on to explore the later development of the English carol and other popular songs, which are perhaps more familiar sounding to modern ears. As experts in the field of early vocal music, the singers of the Hilliard Ensemble have mastered both the rarefied intricacies of the ars nova style and the common approach of the vernacular, so listeners are given a fine appreciation for the variety of music that existed at this time, as well as an entertaining treat, thanks to the lively performances. The group's vocal qualities change from piece to piece, so there is a nice mix of reedy tones and purer sonorities that prevents the program from becoming monotonous, and the alternation between sacred and secular music gives a rounded sampling of the two main genres that dominated this time. Harmonia Mundi's sound is exceptionally clean and close up, so nothing is missed in this terrific-sounding ADD recording.
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The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - John Plummer, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
The Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble - Anonymous, Composer
2009 harmonia mundi
Album review
The period covered in the Hilliard Ensemble's 1982 recording Medieval English Music extends from the fourteenth century to the late fifteenth and was actually late-Medieval for England, though roughly contemporaneous with the beginning of the Renaissance era on the European continent. In musical terms, this album surveys from its outset the rhythmically complex and harmonically daring music that was influenced by court composers in France and Italy, known as ars subtilior or ars nova, and goes on to explore the later development of the English carol and other popular songs, which are perhaps more familiar sounding to modern ears. As experts in the field of early vocal music, the singers of the Hilliard Ensemble have mastered both the rarefied intricacies of the ars nova style and the common approach of the vernacular, so listeners are given a fine appreciation for the variety of music that existed at this time, as well as an entertaining treat, thanks to the lively performances. The group's vocal qualities change from piece to piece, so there is a nice mix of reedy tones and purer sonorities that prevents the program from becoming monotonous, and the alternation between sacred and secular music gives a rounded sampling of the two main genres that dominated this time. Harmonia Mundi's sound is exceptionally clean and close up, so nothing is missed in this terrific-sounding ADD recording.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:56
- Main artist: The Hilliard Ensemble
- Composer: Anon.
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: musique d'abord
2009 harmonia mundi
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