Haec Dies - William Byrd [1540 - 1623]

[najika852]

wait... this motet... is this O Mitissima/Virgo/Haec Dies??

[ohmusic25]

I was exposed to this piece via the King's Singers i feel in love with it the moment I heard it. I appreciate this version of this piece, with it's cutting execution of the Cs in the "Haec". It truly is beautiiful to the ear and if you love polyphony then this piece is a shining example of it. Thank you for posting.

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

Wow...That sounds tough to sing with all those cross rhythms just before the Alleluia. Some modern composers just don't have a clue...

[kittykitty1987]

@LouisvilleTorn8o surprisingly, it's not all that difficult: the intervals and rhythms for each line are very straightforward, the difficulty comes in the timing and expression, both of which are a joy to tackle with a sufficiently enthusiastic group. I first sang this piece as a treble at age 10 for a cathedral choir in the uk, and have loved and delighted in it ever since - every time you sing it, you discover new nuances. Beautiful.

[LouisvilleTorn8o]

@kittykitty1987 I don't think that our choir director would even attempt this with us, and he has done some pretty difficult pieces. If he ever conducts either of our choirs in this piece, it would be an extremely pleasant surprise. Byrd is my favorite composer of sacred music, and just about anything of his is beautiful. He was going through a lot of persecution, yet there's so much joy in his music.

[bigbaddbrad]

Hmmm, just an aside from an American on a beautiful and moving piece by a European... "americans cant understand european glory". Odd comment that, since most of Europe seems to have morphed over the last 50 years into a nihilistic, spiritually vacuous, and more anarchic version of America without the glory it once had. I daresay few Europeans or Americans could recreate the glory of this piece today since there would need to be "method behind the madness", i.e. belief in something beyond self

[bigbaddbrad]

Hmmm, just an aside from an American on a beautiful and moving piece by a European... "americans cant understand european glory". Odd comment that, since most of Europe seems to have morphed over the last 50 years into a nihilistic, spiritually vacuous, and more anarchic version of America without the glory it once had. I daresay few Europeans or Americans could recreate the glory of this piece today since there would need to be "method behind the madness", i.e. a belief in something beyond self

[8changin8fazes8]

Awesome............may we wake,,}+{

[shugarpie23]

Man, I miss these time periods :(

[Zeladanial]

@shugarpie23 Me too. :(

[Zero1216]

@shugarpie23 wait what.

[chorister88]

Very nice description :)

[grnlighter]

Creepy comment...WTF?

[YBPhotoeditor06]

Music is fantastic. Words are inspirational.

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[panzermadame]

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Beautiful.. Thank you

[aalexmary]

Beautiful! Lord Jesus bless!

[castlebar19]

Beautiful, beautiful images. Thank you. Happy Easter!

[handyman109]

Yet another fine video expertly created. Well done yet again.

[panzermadame]

ThankYou for this video.

[OZDE32]

americans cant understand european glory

[Cantormatis]

@OZDE32 Says who? I sure can.

[iRyamm]

@OZDE32 A very immature statement in itself. I am American, and I truly understand the absolute beauty illuminating from these six voices. So please, it is people like you who are flooding this world with blasphemous statements like this that put a bad name down for people like me. Please understand that with patience, one will become all and all will become all. Thank you.

[OZDE32]

@iRyamm i know, i was immature

[vulcan1429]

@OZDE32 No we can't...so have mercy...

[FRAGIORGIO1]

@OZDE32  Can all present Europeans?