Those are fighting words, sir. If you ever call Palestrina Gregorian chant ever again, I am shipping your sorry Finnish self back to the Faroe Islands.
Ok, Alma Redemptoris Mater *is* an example of early liturgical music, but Palestrina’s arrangement, which is really at issue, is clearly an example of Renaissance polyphony. Too much performativity in Helsinki, not enough performance.
Nice. You preempted my “all things Gregorian chant” post — I’ll add that to the mix this weekend.
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teppo
October 29, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Those are fighting words, sir. If you ever call Palestrina Gregorian chant ever again, I am shipping your sorry Finnish self back to the Faroe Islands.
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fabiorojas
October 29, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Everything I know comes from wikipedia, so occasionally I might get things wrong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_antiphons
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teppo
October 29, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Ok, Alma Redemptoris Mater *is* an example of early liturgical music, but Palestrina’s arrangement, which is really at issue, is clearly an example of Renaissance polyphony. Too much performativity in Helsinki, not enough performance.
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fabiorojas
October 29, 2010 at 8:05 pm