Ave verum corpus- William Byrd

[rallywonderful]

Great! I have sing this in my students days! I think you guys can join Tallis Scholars!

[marcoorion]

I would say that went very well indeed, BRAVO!

[manolitosanchez]

Really talented, indeed!! Congratulations =)

[CRohan55]

Fellas...you Rock!

[Jude616]

Bien!!

[73tubedude]

NICE! Ben you are so friggin' talented.

[f213151]

素晴らしい歌声ですね！聴き入ってしまいました．

[Gspijkenisse]

so beautiful but then again, quite fruity.

[wamozart9]

excellent performance - PLEASE do you guys have any available recordings?

wamozart9

[MrJo4467]

jez what beautiful voices, all of you guys when ar you all sing together again i would love to sit in the back of the room and listen . bravo!

[uzioxix]

Dayam! You guys sound incredible!

[falstocat]

This is way better than 48,259 views should be. Get a contract, guys!

[TristanofIsolde]

Very beautiful! I enjoyed it very much; thanks!

[ilballarino]

neslezli ani o půltón :)

[KayaKinneret]

WOW, NO WAY!!! This is totally awesome... This is such a favorite song of mine... It will be my funeral song :)

[Luckas0110]

I love this piece.... and I love your performance.... I wish I could sing like this with my friends... I'd like to meet you guys... really

[madfinnlover]

this is beautiful! i love it

[nabdel07]

tenor!!! what happened in 1:37???? hilarious!!!!

[juanpino80]

cabrones sois buenísimos!!!!!

[chittles0116]

Killer! Love this cut! My church choir will be singing this coming Sunday @ Mass!

[greenXghoti]

I have always loved this piece, and you, gents, have made great music with it... thank you.

[sywon25]

This is not 4 talented friends just having some fun. This is excellent. Well blended and balanced. You should have professionally recorded this and others like this one. I will buy one!

[YunngRozlinator13]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW that was way too beautiful for just 4 guys

[musicmaniak98]

but everybody thinks im weird because i like this tipe of musc

[ale5728]

@musicmaniak98 THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH LIKING THIS MUSIC. ITS GREAT!!

[musicmaniak98]

@ale5728 thei´re the wierd ones for no liking the tipe of music that begun all the other types

[musicmaniak98]

@ale5728 thei´re the wierd ones for no liking the tipe of music that begun all the other types

[musicmaniak98]

i wish i had friends like this

[phlarrdboi]

a MAY zing well done my new favourite version

[holeinanoaktree]

Incredible, guys.

[miketvs]

The way they're dressed is misleading haha. Great performance! You should share your gifts at the nearest Catholic Mass..the Church needs a return to this type of music.

[Peppermintopia]

Who is the counter tenor among all of you?

[bigjdc]

@Peppermintopia The guy on the left is the counter tenor. He's pretty good :)

[Peppermintopia]

Beautiful! I love your singing.

[Philovideo]

Wow, Excellent! Amazing singing and such intricate harmonies! That one gentlemen could really hit those high notes very well!

[stmickeycl]

these guys are obviously much more trained than their sneakers and shorts might suggest! There's a fair amount of excellent education (both choral and musicological) behind a performance like this. Splendid job.

[ternitamas]

wow guys! That was Beautiful! Congrats!

[jamespbates]

Excellently done. Your countertenor is very gifted.

[ThoronRayan]

Congrats - You guys were great ! Soprano was wonderful - amazing voice! Loved it

[sariajah]

you guys are AMAZING !!! Seriously, the soprano voice is so incredible.. Can't believe there's only 4 of you and all MEN !!!

[leofalcon]

OMG these guys are AMAZING..

[giovanni0070]

increible, yo no se cantar pero se ve dificil de hacer. ser partn coro de la iglesia es una gran regalo

[austreneland]

Who's the sopranist...is he a professioinal musician or is singing just something on the side? I'm almost 17 and still sing treble, although i have almost no lower register...

[Celulind]

holy crap. I wish my friends gathered to sing choral reneissance music on a friday night. but nooo, they want to go out to bars and loud places full of people. you guys are much more my speed ;D

this is just brilliant, thank you for posting.

[edipangerapan]

wow... just WOW...!!! What an amazing voices you have!

[tromten]

W O N D E R F U L L!!! Where are these amazing guys from?

[dunte86]

AMAZING!!

[sc698]

gahh whos soprano, alto, tenor and bass!!!!!??? sum1 please tell me!!

[jcool1945]

@sc698 left to right s a t b :)

[dunte86]

@sc698 It's SATP in order from Left to right

[gmanbaby2007]

ok which one is singing which part? That was amazing.

[carloCGN]

this is just awesome. thank you very much !!!

[joevpayne]

The one on the left. This is amazing. our choir is doing this piece and your video is truly inspirational. Thanks for posting this! oh also i see that there are 2 dislikes. what the heck???

[joevpayne]

The one on the left. :) This is amazing. our choir is doing this piece and your video is truly inspirational. Thanks for posting this!

[joevpayne]

The one on the left. :) This is amazing. our choir is doing this piece and your video is truly inspirational. Thanks for posting this!

[joevpayne]

The one on the left. :) This is amazing. our choir is doing this piece and your video is truly inspirational. Thanks for posting this!

[rpennington9]

All right.Which one of you is the castrada?(JK)Great job!!!

[Svhsgirl]

Goodness Gravy that was beautiful =]

[caseyforever]

If i wasn't seeing it i wouldn't believe that was only 4 guys. that's amazing!

[Valencia13represent]

Great falseto saprano:) a litle louder alto:( great job tenor nd bass!! i love this song we are singin it for our choir competition and we sound great.. one more thing saprano back off a little and let the others shine as well. other then that beautifully done:)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[jtbruce]

@LouisvilleTorn8do

Byrd was a favorite composer of Elizabeth and her court, and a member of the Chapel Royal. Elizabeth was a moderate Protestant who loved the old ritual and music of the Church in which she grew up, and so retained vestments, candles, and polyphony. Tallis was also a RC, and in the Chapel Royal. Byrd continued to write for Elizabeth and the chapel, even though he also paid recusancy fines. This piece was probably RC house church music (Gradualia, 1605).

[Octavin2]

perfect! *****

[rayneneverwind]

Ethereal. Beautiful in its simplicity and you four gentlemen did a stunningly impeccable job. Talented doesn't even begin to cover it!

[Kelsinki55]

As a vocalist with a lack of male singers in my life with skill such as all of you. I am quite jealous. Wonderful job, men. =]

[cutiezi]

Incredible.

[infiniteFinality]

awesome singing! lovely countertenor voicing, sounds like viols given life XD

[obzy3]

BONER!!!1

[grismar1]

Amazing! I got goosebumps.

[23champione]

amazing falsetto on the soprano line! :D

[MTGlipp]

Wow =)

I've never heard this one in quartet style before

and it sounds wonderful

the intonation throughout was brilliant

the Alto line blended very well

and the man singing Soprano, your tone was beautiful, although perhaps a tad loud at some points =P

Seriously though, well done. The Renaissance was probably my favourite period for choral music

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

@MTGlipp I'm almost certain that Byrd actually intended for this piece to be performed exactly the way it was done here, by an all male quartet. In Byrd's day, Queen Elizabeth I of England persecuted Catholics like Byrd, so Masses were said in people's houses instead of churches. They probably couldn't fit a whole choir into a house with the rest of the people attending Mass. 

[MTGlipp]

@LouisvilleTorn8o

Yes =) I knew about the fact that it would have been sung like this in the Tudor period, but still..I don't live in the Tudor Period =P and unfortunately I had never heard this piece (or any Renaissnace Choral Music really) in quartet form. it makes for a much more delicate sound

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

@MTGlipp Delicate isn't the word for it. To me, particularly with this piece, it makes it sound even more sacred. Some of Byrd's other works, such as Ego Sum Panis Vivus, sound just as good or better when sung by a full choir, but I don't think any full choir can touch a quartet like this for this piece. The intonation would have to be absolutely perfect.

[MTGlipp]

@LouisvilleTorn8o

Yes

well obviously, both styles have very different and equally appealling qualities to them, but I would guess things like lovely intonation and perfect balance would be much easier to acheive in a quartet, if all four of them are consciously working for the same thing =)

[Shadowleggy12]

:O who's sing that high i cant even dang

[m1c1fraser]

Er.... wow!

I love this. What's the name of the group? Is there a cd or anything? I want it!

[wj1r5]

FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC !!!!

[Fernflote]

Oh well done, guys. Beautiful, controlled and blended sound, gorgeous lines. You sound like a consort of viols! I too must single out Nick Zammit, countertenor - loved the twiddles starting at 3:07. Oh, and alto and tenor at 3:15, with the sweet inflé on "mi-" of "miserere. Yum. Want recording.

[Cissy143]

Beautiful



[marvinjr1]

WOW AMAZING!! U GUYS ARE EXTREMELY TALENTED..THEIR SOUND IS JUST SO PURE, BUT ESPECIALLY THEY GUY SINGING SOPRANO..BEAUTIFULLY DONE!!

[pelka284dot]

I revise my comments...the soprano part is actually a countertenor...sorry for the mixup!

[amberreadsbooks]

AH MIND BLOWN.

[pelka284dot]

All 4 of you are incredible...but, whomever amongst you that is singing the soprano part is talented beyond anything words can describe...simply wonderful and limitless in the beauty of your vocal intonations and harmony intermixing. Bravo! When is the album coming out?

[DirkVA]

Utterly fantastic.

[jcool1945]

@AliPali94 The first on the left

[ToxicPopsicle]

The gentleman singing the soprano part has a breathtaking voice.

[BlackShyft1529]

@ToxicPopsicle Agreed, brother ;)

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

GREAT! That's probably very close to the way it sounded in Byrd's day. Our church's Latin Mass choir is scheduled to sing this in the Spring. It's nice to only hear one voice per part, especially when you're trying to pick out the tenor part.

Have you guies thought about getting a high suprano, and letting Alllegri's Miserere rip?

[lexi2911]

Well this song fits so well in the story i have to present i'm going to have to play it. I sang this song one and you men do it better than a whole choir can! Bravo!

[RICKYRASPER]

Brilliant, I felt like I was in some medieval monastery; inspirational!

[teddysoporan]

bravo!!

[AliPali94]

Absolutely wonderful. I can't work it out, who is singing the soprano bit?

[aurayeti]

Wow! I love you guys! It was beautiful to listen to, and I really liked the way you took a little extra time on the "miserere's"--that was really moving. 

[bidhendy]

You guys are massively talented and this is excellent! Very impressive!!

I must say though to the Soprano, with no offence, it looks like you're grabbing your junk to hit those high notes. That's dedication!! :)

[saintandrews84]

3.06 love the little counter tenor rip !!

[saintandrews84]

great sound guys, from top to bottom .Counter tenor has sublime tone to match others.

[Phoenix3568]

well done. You're the only group I find on youtube that sings this stylistically correct (w/o vibrato). However, you're using modern (440) tuning instead of Renaissance tuning (I don't know the change) but it is still incredibly well done.

[Lisnageeragh]

Great sound! 

[tomharrison714]

I just Love It! Please put moe of your group on more

[DFDZ211]

that is an awesome sound i am very impressed, however i do feel as if there is too much melody coming from the counter tenor

[scazna]

beautiful piece of music performed very well

[francescd]

Impresionant !

[nightsparkled]

will you guys come sing me to sleep? k thanks. :)

[titulaire1977]

The way this music SHOULD sound! BRAVO, boys!!!

[herestheskinny]

i love this piece.. the timing is so difficult but you guys make it sound effortless! :) well done

[ElTGV]

Well sung; try recording in a better ambience, this one's not very forgiving...

[AkhilleusWeeps]

Awesome.

[awyliu]

Lovely ornament at the second "o dolci...".

[sk8foreternity]

Such a great piece.I got the opportunity to sing this with Chanticleer in San Francisco!

[gbmtmas]

Very beautiful! That's an awesome performance for just "fun" :)

[tritonusgesang]

Super!

[AliPali94]

This is amazing. I am absolutely lost for words. i am doing this piece with my choir at the moment and i will have to show them this!!!

[THEIFINORANGE]

just wow. that was amaaaaazing

[RootfrootMatt]

Nice ornaments in the top part from 3.05 onwards.

[IRuthLove]

"I think that went pretty well".

I should coco! :D

That was marvellous! Thank you very much indeed. <3

[fiddlecub]

Gentlemen: Extraordinary. I have heard, and sung, this piece countless times over the years, but few performances approach this kind of passion, workmanship, and tenderness. Thank you.

[notyobs]

Talented indeed. This is rather excellent.

[rogermoore27]

pleasantly surprised! Very good.

[saijy]

nice ornamentation, top voice. Props to the early music study that clearly comes through in some of your musical decisions.

[jpstenino]

WOW you guys are very good. 

[HieronRemade]

Wow that was great guys...I might give this a try. xD

[NickelMidnight]

Crap, Steven, every time I listen to this, I get stoked for my wedding!! You guys should start a website for singing at weddings. Y'all rock!!!

[santiagoblues]

I really love your work!!

[tomski3]

"I think that went pretty well" haha, it certainly did!

Beautifully sung and with a male soprano!

[AlainNaigeon]

Beautiful voices ! Perhaps a little static here and there.

[1980Lukkas]

excellent

[nonnopirro52]

bravi!!

[EasyPeizy]

Absolutely amazing!

The soprano part is beautiful!

Good job :)

[hirilenirhun]

This is wonderful! Thanks for the upload!!

[Collegium11]

breath takingly beautiful. Thanks, guys.

[bassdude250194]

Beautiful



[katerinadam]

thAT wAs beAutiful

[VuttieRoxSox]

wow didnt expect that!! amazing!!!

[stellario82]

Absolutely great execution. Well done, guys, well done!

[CarolusFilms]

Absolutely love his "additions" at 3:05 to 3:13!

[HardcoreVybz4ChristX]

*tear*.. that was wonderfully done!

[reginamariebell]

Absolutely, astoundingly beautiful gentlemen. I've book marked this video and listen to it when I need divine inspiration, which is often. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gifts with us!

[stevenlewels]

That was incredible - I just did this piece under direction of an ex-member of Chanticleer but you guys totally owned it!

[oldtimeseller]

Great job.  Every voice is so clean. Thank you.

[jnespz07]

oh man! well thats was fantastic. i was able to pick out the tenor part great job dudes.

[AlainNaigeon]

For those loving pure voices, have a look at Schütz's "Also hat Gott..." by Calmus ensemble, it's a pure jewel !

[MUsinfonian]

Wonderfully done! I will show this to my students!

[demetrius1191]

i am Speechless this was BEAUTIFUL ...AMAZING LOVE IT. LOVE THIS SONG> I LOVE THE LORD

[mradaChris]

That was awesome!

chris

[paqui852]

i really love this song. i sang it in choir and loved how dark the sound is. i'm amazed with the guy doing the soprano. props to you man. you do it really well and wound so beautiful. all the other guys too. beautiful sound and dynamics.

[venividiu]

Well done! Never heard it in F# before. Many people don't realise that 4-voice motets like this are really men's voice music in spite of usually being sung SATB.

You have also proved that presentation doesn't matter two hoots, so long as the singing is good (Americans, take note). More please - including the baggy shorts and trousers, the music stands and the self-direction!

[pedantologist]

Using collective terms robs other people of their individuality and makes you look like a douchebag, douchebag.

[archangel0]

Wow! What a beautiful sound!

[gothxman]

absolutely wonderful! most male sopranos grate on my nerves but you were great. next time turn down the soprano down a bit so the other voices can be heard. i'd love you guys to tackle sweelinck's psalm 96. polyphony music can get a bit muddy with large choirs; the purity of a single voice per part is heavenly.

[tenordaniel1]

i would like to hear more of the inside voices, but pretty well done, also the figiting is a little distracting.

[Scinezoic]

Yes, that did go pretty well. It went better than pretty well (oh us modest musicians). I did some of Byrd in high school and I'm doing more in college (this song with a full chorus actually).

[Animala1985]

Me encantó...suenan de veras hermoso!

Gracias =D !

[musicotodopodero]

Qué bello sonido!!!!!!!!!

Muy bien entendida y lograda la música.

Maravilloso.

[omoetamo]

complimenti musiker 110!

110 E LODE

are you the countert.?

awesome!

[damitw1969]

If this is "just having some fun", it's scary to think how powerful this would be if you were serious. Excellent performance! Bravo!

[ruthkastner]

This countertenor is fantastic. NIcely done, just work on unifying your entrances on 'cujus latus". Yes, William Byrd IS the best.

[drtmuir]

Beautifully done.

[davidtpe]

that's terrific

[MedieavalBabe]

cute ornamentation - one conductor might have been neater..

[armycasa]

Wonderful. Bravo

[andreasscholl]

I'm in love with Byrd music.

Beautiful.

Stylish and clean as it must be sung.

Brava!

[sookneerb]

beautiful!

[Octavin2]

awesome

[CubbyNH]

Lovely!!!