Pérotin "Alleluia nativitas"

[ilikepie77bob]

Well actually magister means teacher in Latin

[spacemonkeyable]

the beginning sounds like a chior of kermit the frogs. and now on with the show ahhhhhh

[stevenjackson1958]

Superb piece of music.

[DraganDrabic]

old school hip hop 

[herakles120]

The whole organum is very florid. No one could discern that the lyrics could be as simple as this:

Alleluia. Nativitas gloriose virginis Mariae ex semine Abrahae orta de tribu Iuda clara ex stirpe David. Alleluia.

[Finnn]

please can someone tell me whether this piece is based on a monophonic plain chant? and is the tenor line used in any motets or later pieces? would be really appreciated..

[HolyMotherofGrid]

@Finnn The basis for the piece is indeed plain chant.  The slow part that has very long notes, is a slowed-down plain chant melody - i think called the "cantus firmus". The faster parts are a sort of "commentary" on the underlying plain chant theme - just as in a fugue there is one part playing the actual fugue theme, while the other parts or "voices" play ornamental counter-themes around it. Perotin and Leonin were the first major composers to do this sort of thing.

[tonnze]

organum triplum ou quatruplum

[olepalencia]

escuchar esta musica,me hace pensar en todos aquellos tiempos y lo duro que debia ser..

[hoboman444]

ah-ah-he-ho-ve-ah-ha

[IrRrIS1l3nt]

Im somewhat of an atheist but this is sure sounds like it could connect you with a

superior being, if there actually is one...

[mightyafrowhitey]

@IrRrIS1l3nt I pretty much am too. but listening to music like this can still move me just as deeply. it really brings out the beauty and the mystery...

[jddcrage]

what does fl. c. 1200 mean?

[MLafer]

@jddcrage it means flourished around 1200 -- he did his work around 1200. They don't gave a birth-death date because they don't know it.

[agnesvizcardo]

@jddcrage The "c." stands for "circa" which means "approximately." In that context it means that the music dates from approximately the year 1200.

[tendo4jc]

first time i heard this I thought, "wow! this must be what it sounds like at the gates of heaven"... this is beautiful

[mightyafrowhitey]

wow this is beautiful. very modern sounding

[WilliamEGD]

@94IAW Yes, contemplating the continuity of time is a rich experience. I find myself at times comparing the two in their intellectual breadth. Were we in fact more intelligent as a whole in those periods of time? Now, I don't mean technically, but linguistically, logistically and artistically... What do you think?

[warhound2k7]

@WilliamEGD Well, we definitely thought differently back then. People of the Medieval Times had a entire different mindset from what we have now. Those great Cathedrals still stand today, strong as ever. They built them knowing that they'd never see the finished product in their lifetime. Today, we want things now, it doesn't matter if it lasts. I'd say the time were most intelligent, in every aspect, was during the Renaissance, of course.

[pr0pr0]

this is some pretty dope shit.

[j27cn49s]

Magister does mean "master", but is often used to indicate "teacher", as in "school master". (This usage is common in Latin classes, and also appears in The Da Vinci Code...) This might indicate that Anonymous IV was a student of Perotin.

[mannderzwiebel]

I had never thought I would get to heaven this early...

[chask1000]

hey buen video me sirvio mucho para mi tarea gracias¡¡¡¡

y sigue cultivando la historia

gracias...........

[FairytalesDontHappen]

we have to learn about it for GCSE :/

boring but its what started the whole world of music

[ukefreak1]

Composer: Perotin

Title: Alleliua: Nativitas

Genre: Organum

Style Period: Middle Ages

Miscellaneous: Cantus Firmus

[LudwigVanDirks]

Sorry but... 6:40. bold reprise of the opening.

[cinemats]

@LudwigVanDirks Listen. The crescendo in the beginning is much stronger than this part. And it's common to get back to parts already being played in intro. This is to make a musical point. I actually find this very interesting. When I first began to study medieval music, I never thought that I find so many good melodies and ethnicity.

[LudwigVanDirks]

Each pedal tone is like a tower of faith.

[jobroms]

I listen to Perotin and Leonin daily... Genious work!

[clubsandwedge]

i have realised that i hate the thumbs up system

[IgorLueska]

thank you for posting this video

[b0ttomzone]

the beginnings of polyphonic music, yet still close to its modal roots of plain song. i think there is a lot to learn from medieval music.

[TheUltraWicked]

very soothing...

[TechnoBIan]

Oh, this makes me even more excited for Christmas!! I can't wait to go to Christmas morning mass!!

[Daikaiju]

He truly is the optimus discantor

[mightybassman1]

Wonderful clear yet full sound! Thank you very much for posting!!!

[okamilune]

HEY SORRY!!!! I WAS TRYING TO GIVE YOU A THUMB UP AND I HIT THE WRONG ONE>>> is there any way to fix that???

[rogermoore27]

I dont like hiphop so much anymore. I love early music.

[benjaminz6]

I've come to the same revelation!

[googlekopfkind]

@rogermoore27 hiphop is more lyrics no music

[rogermoore27]

I am a fan of Perotinus and of The Hilliard Ensemble.

[1sts118]

Nicknamed "the Great" ; and it"s the truth !

[endora60]

Me too. His work always sounds best when The Hilliard Ensemble performs it. Such brilliance, both in the writing and in the interpretation.

[CrazyManAndyX]

Thank you for posting this wonderful piece! I was rather sad after the only version on YouTube was taken down a few days ago. But now it's back!

[baldwalrus7]

Yeah, I just tried to play that one too, and then found this.

Thanks so much.