Ars magis subtiliter

by Johannes Symonis Hasprois & Ensemble Project Ars Nova

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: New Albion
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:25
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This pristine recording vividly resurrects the incredibly complex, avant-garde polyphony of the late 14th century, specifically the 'Ars subtilior' movement of Avignon. The Ensemble Project Ars Nova navigates the formidably intricate rhythms and stark medieval dissonance with astonishing vocal clarity and historical precision. It stands as an essential archival document of late medieval musical extremity.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, long-form, ensemble, virtuosic, traditional, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Puisque Je Suis Fumeux (4:28)
  2. Pictagoras, Fabol Et Orpheus (5:21)
  3. De Ce Que Foul Pense (2:34)
  4. A Mon Pouir (2:34)
  5. Med茅e Fu En Amer Veritable (7:06)
  6. En Nul Estate (2:17)
  7. Fumeux Fume Par Fumee (4:38)
  8. Ha, Fortune (1:45)
  9. Tout Par Compas (3:58)
  10. A l'arme, A l'arme (1:38)
  11. Quant Theseus_Ne Quier Veoir (6:11)
  12. Bell, Bonne, Sage (2:26)
  13. Par Maintes Foys (2:54)
  14. De Ce Que Foul Pense (4:56)
  15. Armes, Amours_O Flour (6:31)

Credits

  • Ensemble P.A.N. - primary artist, ensemble
  • Michael Collver - countertenor vocals, cornett [corno muto]
  • Peter Becker - guest, tenor vocals
  • Randall Cook - guest, vielle
  • Crawford Young - lute
  • Laurie Monahan - mezzo-soprano vocals
  • Shira Kammen - vielle
  • Johannes Symonis - composed by

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