Guillaume Dufay: Missa l'Homme Armé 3. Credo (1/2)

[abracadaverous]

From 3:46 through 4:27, each voice part is singing in a different time signature. It's a credit to Dufay's genius that he can make it sound so good without interrupting the fabric of the music, and it's a credit to any ensemble that can sing that transition without making it sound difficult.

[spinoza1111]

Belief like a leaf from men did spring After the end of the world, When William Norman his men did fling Upon a wall of shields. The best part is the worst part, That is to say unexpected, When the credits roll, and the story has been told And it is time for men to bed to creep To find the world's rest, eternal sleep. Et unam, sanctam, et apostolicam Ecclesium Shivered like glass to tears and wrath But all must fall on faith alone Like bungee jumpers who sense no hath.

[BesACB]

Truly one of the greatest pieces of one of the greatest composers!