Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474) - Ecclesiae militantis

[fnordly]

I have been deeply impressed by this recording, I have aquired the score and have been studying it carefully. I have noticed that in places, the triplum and motetus lines have been switched, no doubt to put the pitches in the best range for the singers, especially the powerful soprano. (This is not a criticism). Thank you for posting this, I intend to use it in my classes as a comparison and contrast to Machaut, who lived almost precisely a century before.

[japanischstylereturn]

Nice

Lady with an Ermine　~Leonardo da Vinci

[acerb45666555]

rich chicks should dress this way because its cool !

[theprof1958]

@acerb45666555

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[benhoogeboom]

@ luhamau. This is a great song, but I miss a bass voice (such as in that Mass by Tinctoris). With that. it would be a GREAT thing, but it is not that, hélas.

[sunsdomain]

Thanks so much for posting this! This piece is a gorgeous sparkling favourite of mine. But up to now I knew of only one recorded performance (an exciting one, rougher and full of feeling, faster tempo than this) - back around 1976 by Syntagma Musicum (Kees Otten dir.).

[Monteverdiforever]

Composto nel 1431 a Roma per l'elezione di Papa Eugenio IV.

[MaBu888]

Militanzis? heh.

But appreciated for historic reasons. Maybe that's how French people pronounced Latin then.

Gloss made up in perfect imagination on papyrus.

MILITANTIS ECCLESIAE NON MILITANTZIS ECCLESIE

[MaBu888]

@MaBu888

ADVERSVS FVLMINEM BELLI SEMPER

QVODAMMODO QVALIBETQVE

[AlainNaigeon]

My prefered piece amongst Dufay's isorhythmic motets !

Thank you very much :-)

[lumahau]

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks a lot! This is the best gift I have received this Christmas! I've been looking for this song for a long while now, this is the most beautiful polyphony ever composed!