The First Secular Music
Description
This program proceeds from the early music of the Eastern churches to the establishment of music as part of the Christian liturgy; the influence of Pope Gregory and the first composers for the Church; Notre-Dame de Paris and other religious centers; Leonin, Perotin, Guillaume de Machaut; the birth of secular song; Walther von der Vogelweide, Landini, Dunstable, and Dufay. Includes excerpts from: Traditional Gregorian, Hebrew, and Greek chants; Leonin's Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Estampie from the Manuscript du Roi; Perotin's Viderunt Omnes; Tempus est iocundum from Carmina Burana; Walther von der Vogelweide, Palestinalied; Machaut, Il m'est avis, Quant je suis mis, Gloria from Notre-Dame Mass; Landini's Questa Fanciulla Amor and L'Alma Mia Piange; Dunstable's Veni Sancte Spiritu; and Dufay's Ave Regina Coelorum.
Runtime
60 min
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Date of Publication
[2012], c1982
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Films on Demand
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