Amazing! Gregorio Allegri was apparently a genius. I don't care for the words for it was used unfairly for religion purposes. The choir is amazing, the melody is so complicated yet so clear and pure . You fall in love with it so fast yet it saddens you as if you lost love so quickly. Some things are just beautiful and some are so horrifying, this melody captured both in way that can only be described as a tragedy but at the same time i feel somehow safe, alone and crazy at the same time.
Claudio Monteverdi’s [15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643)] work marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. Gregorio Allegri’s (1582 – 17 February 1652) Miserere is one of the most often-recorded examples of late Renaissance music, although it was actually written during the chronological confines of the Baroque era; in this regard it is representative of the music of the Roman School of composers, who were stylistically conservative.
Sorry Kapojos, although incredibly beautiful this setting of the Miserere is hardly complex; difficult to perform yes but not complex by any stretch of the imagination. Also, someone with a background in composition, theory and of moderate intelligence could very easily commit the piece to memory. I'll never understand how the claim of Mozart's "genius" has been perpetuated over time siting his memorization of this piece as the prime example.
During the reinassance, this music was considered "holy" and only the papal choir in the sistine chapel could perform it. When mozart went in rome, he went to the sistine to listen this famous piece and after a couple of listenings, he wrote it down just remembering it. He was a genious!
this tune sounds quite boring to me. I am not a big fan of "church" song. The reason why I went there is because I have read that Mozart could pick up and play this song after only hearing it once!
@n00blord111 Im guessing that either you are young and therefore you havnt had the chance to listen to great works, or your taste of music hasnt been well cultivated. In any case, anyone who has had even the barest traces of musical instruction will tell you that this is an amazing piece. To answer your question, I could listen to this everyday of my life.
The chords of weeping beauty and the sweet melody of compassion run like fire through the deepest interior of my soul. In yours too, someday
This arrangement is sung slower than I've heard before, but the choir - especially the tenors - are really fantastic. I can hear the overtones humming in my ears, and oftentimes it sounds like a single voicing rather than an ensemble.
@AdventSorrowAU Actually what they did was quite simple but deceptive. They simply made 400 points, assigned each one a number, then rolled 10 times for each point for a number between 1 and 400, inclusive. Then they merged the point with all the numbers that it rolled on by drawing a colored line between them. With this, you can get like trillions and trillions of random but beautiful images. It is in fact just 400 points with lines though ...
This is just one of those pieces... it's absolutely timeless and pretty much universal. I bet you this piece will live on for hundreds of years more. It's just absolutely gorgeous! Ugh!
DId Motzart really write this down after hearing it only once in church?
it amazes me how music today pays no respect to the foundations upon where it all began. This Piece actually is probably one of the best pieces ever written in history!
Did Motzart really hear this once and write it down from memory? If he did that just astounds me that even as much as the church wanted to keep it very guarded , that probably the most gifted musical mind ever wrote it down!
Reply if you know anything about Motzart and this piece!
Yes this version is available once again! I was close to tears when youtube wouldn't allow me to listen to it a few days ago, thinking that it had been removed! This version just sounds so...pure, I guess. It's rather difficult to find the words to describe something thats beyond beautiful. This is probably my second favourite version-after the King's College 1963 one. It should have won the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Thanks for the great quality by the way :)
@Kapojos Satanic ? The Miserere is a catholic song about forgiveness and its one of the most complex vocal works in history. Your lack of culture disgusts me ...
Not that complex once you decide on which syllables require an accent. So much fun to sing though, as a boy treble I once had pivalidge to sing this at Notre Dame. Was only able to do it for about 6 weeks and then my voice broke and all of a sudden it was impossible to reach the g.
never had any kind of music lift me like that before. this song has given me more faith than any church ever has. theres something beautiful just out of reach, whispering "fear not"
Does nobody understand that if you mention justin bieber, in a derogatory way or not, he is inevitably going to be famous.. so really you are just helping his career..
oh ma god i love dis song i wish i would like to be part of this choir.i am being serious.
this kind of music makes me relax and think about what things i did in the past and i want to change it..i want to be different.i now want to start out fresh.
Do we really need to bring up Justin Beiber or Lady Gaga on every fucking one of the classical videos? The less we talk about them the more irrelevant they will become.
I thought I was listening to the tallis schollars for a minute- well done. I consider this one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. It's amazing that there is not one instrument - other than human vocals to produce such intoxicating melodie. I wept the first time I hear it and litterally fell to my knees. Im an agnostic whom was a former catholic- Im glad something beautiful came from religion such as this piece of music
theres something enchanting about hearing latin sung, Its like strange pulling feeling in your soul. The kind of feeling that evoke such powerull awe inspiring emotions that only this song is capible of. Gives me goosebumps every time.
This was written by Gregorio Allegri. Once heard by the Pope of the time, the Pope deemed the piece as a whole, especially the lyrics, to be too powerful to be sung by anyone besides his choir, and to be sung only during the Holy Week. Stealing the music, or singing it outside of the appropriate time and place meant excommunication from the Church. W.A. Mozart heard it once when he was 14 and wrote it down. He listened to it again, changing only 2 notes.
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquiatatem meam. Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccatto meo munda me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris. Ecce enim in inquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
oh dear lord on earth. this is u.n.b.e.l.i.e.v.a.b.l.e. Why are us teenagers exposed to such utter tripe nowadays.. I'm so glad i've waded through the bull shit and found such incredible music like this.
Beauty in music! I especially enjoy this on nights with moonlight and those high chiaroscuro clouds that allow the moonlight to dapple in and out through the blankets of white puffs. I'll shut off all lights and have a few candles on. This is such a tranquil piece that conveys the otherworldly nature of heavens. Thanks for posting this...
6:45-7:00 Just gave me the chills. Absolutely beautiful. Fell in love with this song the first time I heard it 10 yrs ago in high school : ) Thank you so much for posting!
The myriads spell lasts for eternity and resounds into the hearts of receptive mankind. The Angel calls out to them 'Let this message touch you deeply allow a stream of peace to pervade your souls, and may you hear this until you are cleansed of all hatred and bitterness, obey its meaning, it's secret is not known to all, search for the answers and you will truly have serenity in your lives' And the mighty angel's name is Love.
can someone share their knowledge with me? is this renaissance music? and is there any other music similar to this, like the choir in the background doing, like chapel music or something... i like this sort of music, I love this song!
@jozaow456 Yes, it's. "Miserere, also called "Miserere mei, Deus" (Latin: "Have mercy on me, O God") by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, is a setting of Psalm 51 (50) composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for use in the Sistine Chapel during matins, as part of the exclusive Tenebrae service on Wednesday and Friday of Holy Week" (wikipedia)
indeed. Wikipedia is actually a great thing!! thank you-- i had a strange feeling i heard it in the sistine chapel once. maybe im just imaginong it... in fact, yes. i think im just imagining it. but when yo think about it, it does sound like the sort of music you'd hear in the sistine chapel--- not that im an expert on the sistine chapel or anything!! hehehe =)
@pirmpR HTIS WAS WRITTEN BY A 14 YR OLD BOY WHO REMEMEVERED ALL THE LINES OF EVERY ONE , WHEN THE POPE SAID THE SONG WAS TOO SAD FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR HE BANNED IT BUT A YOUNG 14 YR OLD GENIUS /PRODIGY CALLED MOZART WENT HOME AND SCRIBBLED EVERY ONES LINES DOWN NOT JUST HIS OWN AND FOR HIM WE HAVE THIS SONG
@nazrad1 The Pope, who is supposed to represent our Lord Jeus Christ on earth was just being selfish as some popes were when they had little boys castrated so they could listen to their beautiful voices for a longer time. I know what Jesus would have thought about that.
Not quite, the pope did threaten excommunication for anyone who wrote it down, but not for being too sad, but to keep it reserved for the sistine chapel. Mozart is indeed said to have transcribed it and then sold the transcription, but a number of famous composers also did so. Also, the modern version includes ornamentation written down by a monk wishing to preserve the song as it was usually performed.
@nazrad1 It wasn't banned at all. The pope declared it too sacred to be performed regularly, just once a year. It was at one such performance that mozart heard and remembered it.
@jozaow456 It's interesting that G. Allegri composed Miserere only for Sistine Chapel. In S. Chapel Miserere sounded like "piece of pure heaven" because the very right accoustics in there. It was one of most guarded secret of Vatican, except members of chorus no one could see sheet with notes.
W.A. Mozart was on his visit in Vatican also in S. Chapel. Unfortunately (for Vatican), he had his quill (or something :-) ) and with help of superultramega ears, recorded whole song on paper. :-)
@Mjolni Is that so? :D That Mozart, I understand he was a bit of a hair raiser. ;) Good job though, even as a non-deist, we couldn't have music of this majesty and beauty hidden from the world. :)
@jozaow456 This is one of the crowning examples of Renaissance polyphony... one choir makes a statement, the others elaborate or expand the text musically. This piece transports me in a way few others can match.
@jozaow456 the pope thought that this song was too spiritual for mortal ears and only played it once a year, it was locked in the vatican vaults and brought out only on that day. but mozart after hearing it just once went home after hearing it and put the lot into musical notation, the whole thing is 15 mins long and mozart was only 14. he opened it up for the rest of the world to hear. bless him
@jozaow456 if you get the chance watch howard goodall's documentary called "big bangs". he tells you all about plain song and gregorian chant. from counter point to four part. really really good doc. full of beatiful music.
can someone share their knowledge with me? is this renaissance music? and is there any other music similar to this, like the choir in the background doing, like chapel music or something... i like this sort of music, I love this song!
Beautiful as our modern version of the Miserere is, has anyone else heard that reconstruction (by some French bloke whose name i can't recall) which is probably closer to how it was performed at the Sistine in Allegri's day? Heard it on the radio - if anyone knows where i can find it, i'd be much obliged.
Incroyable mélodie retranscrite par Mozart selon la légende, je n'écoute pas beaucoup de classique mais cette musique représente une telle perfection ...
Proof that music can transcend time, religion and language. You dont need to be from the 17th century, Catholic and understand Latin to think this is the most beautiful piece of music ever writ-ten.
@TheWisdomFaery That's so weird, I think so too! But if you look at the picture casually it looks like it's growing. Some art is interesting like that. =D
I do not believe in God and I don't especially like religious chants, but this one is truly and amazingly beautiful. I'd like to give Allegri a high five for it. Somebody knows where I can meet him ? :p
my favorite song to listen after pulling my finger off the bong !
This interpretation is the best there is one youtube, I wish I could see it live...
ODeepBlueSpace 2 weeks ago
this a wonderful song... that spike at 4:13 !
ODeepBlueSpace 3 weeks ago
This is, in my opinion, the best version on youtube. Thank you so much for posting :)
dormi87 3 weeks ago
I more like the Allegro by Misereri
anisuthideyakoindu 1 month ago
Just beautiful...
Karolina2794 1 month ago
Just beautiful...
Karolina2794 1 month ago
Amazing! Gregorio Allegri was apparently a genius. I don't care for the words for it was used unfairly for religion purposes. The choir is amazing, the melody is so complicated yet so clear and pure . You fall in love with it so fast yet it saddens you as if you lost love so quickly. Some things are just beautiful and some are so horrifying, this melody captured both in way that can only be described as a tragedy but at the same time i feel somehow safe, alone and crazy at the same time.
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Claudio Monteverdi’s [15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643)] work marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. Gregorio Allegri’s (1582 – 17 February 1652) Miserere is one of the most often-recorded examples of late Renaissance music, although it was actually written during the chronological confines of the Baroque era; in this regard it is representative of the music of the Roman School of composers, who were stylistically conservative.
telucis1 2 months ago
Sorry Kapojos, although incredibly beautiful this setting of the Miserere is hardly complex; difficult to perform yes but not complex by any stretch of the imagination. Also, someone with a background in composition, theory and of moderate intelligence could very easily commit the piece to memory. I'll never understand how the claim of Mozart's "genius" has been perpetuated over time siting his memorization of this piece as the prime example.
telucis1 2 months ago
I had a listen to St John's college sing this last night; absolutely wonderful! Cambridge seem to nail this every time ;)
Symmetryful 2 months ago
STUNNING! Reminds me of home,my parents have this and play it all the time.
bkelaries 2 months ago
Excelent, l'harmonie du son en est parfaite !
kurakuag 2 months ago
love the soprano part at 1:45 . goosebumps everytime :)
musicallytalented2 2 months ago
i sang the first soprano solo for this in grade 7. one of the greatest pieces i will ever perform in my entire life.
standinglikestatues4 2 months ago
heard this on classic fm and loved it :)
musicallytalented2 2 months ago
I'm muslim and I love this.
daleksvscybermen 3 months ago 4
During the reinassance, this music was considered "holy" and only the papal choir in the sistine chapel could perform it. When mozart went in rome, he went to the sistine to listen this famous piece and after a couple of listenings, he wrote it down just remembering it. He was a genious!
neonenour89 3 months ago
Superbe version grandiose que du bonheur merci pirmpR
1999immortal 3 months ago
Such warmth yet coldness but generally out of this world.
Redflowers9 3 months ago in playlist MISERERE ALLEGRI
And people listen to justin bieber!!
newtochrist 3 months ago 2
I absolutly love this!
wollie95 4 months ago
Im not a church fan, in fact i like hip hop and rap but this song wow, just is absolutely amazing.
DonOfB38 4 months ago
This song made me fall in love with music, and now I am talking about it in my college essay to get into music school. :)
kylgirl93 4 months ago 3
this tune sounds quite boring to me. I am not a big fan of "church" song. The reason why I went there is because I have read that Mozart could pick up and play this song after only hearing it once!
mathieu489 4 months ago
Huh, 1 minute and 25 seconds!
And you, what's your record people??? How long can you listen to this?? :))
n00blord111 4 months ago
@n00blord111 A few hours.
bunicutul 4 months ago
@n00blord111 the whole song, it is like flying away from the earth
Vswchwrm 4 months ago
@n00blord111 Im guessing that either you are young and therefore you havnt had the chance to listen to great works, or your taste of music hasnt been well cultivated. In any case, anyone who has had even the barest traces of musical instruction will tell you that this is an amazing piece. To answer your question, I could listen to this everyday of my life.
The chords of weeping beauty and the sweet melody of compassion run like fire through the deepest interior of my soul. In yours too, someday
1Bulls0Eye1 4 months ago 3
This arrangement is sung slower than I've heard before, but the choir - especially the tenors - are really fantastic. I can hear the overtones humming in my ears, and oftentimes it sounds like a single voicing rather than an ensemble.
EPMChristensen 5 months ago 4
@AdventSorrowAU Actually what they did was quite simple but deceptive. They simply made 400 points, assigned each one a number, then rolled 10 times for each point for a number between 1 and 400, inclusive. Then they merged the point with all the numbers that it rolled on by drawing a colored line between them. With this, you can get like trillions and trillions of random but beautiful images. It is in fact just 400 points with lines though ...
creamie123 6 months ago
this is what the humanity can do for God, HALLELUJAH,
LordBeethoven97 6 months ago
I love this song. =)
SabresGuy5 6 months ago
This is just one of those pieces... it's absolutely timeless and pretty much universal. I bet you this piece will live on for hundreds of years more. It's just absolutely gorgeous! Ugh!
NemoProkofiev551 7 months ago
@AdventSorrowAU
:) I have chosen thic picture because it's both like a sky in th night and its stars and like a picture of human genius
pirmpR 7 months ago
@pirmpR acidilic i d say
Francisaupastis 2 months ago
There are only some very rare days where you wake up and experience something indescribably beautiful and totally exclusive to you.
Dolphidood 8 months ago
The image is really moving, right?
Djeicabe 8 months ago 3
My entire body is so full of this right now.
Djeicabe 8 months ago
DId Motzart really write this down after hearing it only once in church?
it amazes me how music today pays no respect to the foundations upon where it all began. This Piece actually is probably one of the best pieces ever written in history!
Dabrant29 8 months ago 2
Did Motzart really hear this once and write it down from memory? If he did that just astounds me that even as much as the church wanted to keep it very guarded , that probably the most gifted musical mind ever wrote it down!
Reply if you know anything about Motzart and this piece!
Dabrant29 8 months ago
This is such a beautiful piece I arranged it for guitar.
mediaevalguitartab 8 months ago
*allergie..?!
Nicolletjeeify 8 months ago
i clicked the one that said best quality, it sounded like crap so i clicked this one and it's GREAT!!!
superdupe8 8 months ago 2
If only my tuba could play these notes....if only....
zacharyberne 9 months ago
Yes this version is available once again! I was close to tears when youtube wouldn't allow me to listen to it a few days ago, thinking that it had been removed! This version just sounds so...pure, I guess. It's rather difficult to find the words to describe something thats beyond beautiful. This is probably my second favourite version-after the King's College 1963 one. It should have won the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Thanks for the great quality by the way :)
soph2149 9 months ago 7
I LOVE IT !!!
newtochrist 11 months ago
I think i would like to die to this music, i have never heard anything so beautiful.
spongersurfer 11 months ago
@spongersurfer I agree. If there was such a thing, this would be music to die to.
danielsauntiejo 4 weeks ago
Thumbs up if you discovered this from The Orb's "Into the Fourth Dimension".
mossy129 11 months ago
how comforting is this? like being wrapped in an ethereal blanket. life changingly beautiful.
TheMeleemonkey 1 year ago
fantastic! 8 idiots visited this page LOL
anoyanbanlor 1 year ago
ugly sentimental satanic crap
Kapojos 1 year ago
@Kapojos Satanic ? The Miserere is a catholic song about forgiveness and its one of the most complex vocal works in history. Your lack of culture disgusts me ...
Neuroneos 1 year ago 55
@Neuroneos
Not that complex once you decide on which syllables require an accent. So much fun to sing though, as a boy treble I once had pivalidge to sing this at Notre Dame. Was only able to do it for about 6 weeks and then my voice broke and all of a sudden it was impossible to reach the g.
HarlodsHawk 3 months ago
@Neuroneos I more like the Allegro by Misereri
anisuthideyakoindu 1 month ago
@Kapojos How is a penitential Psalm (Psalm 51 [50 in the Greek]) asking the Lord God (YHWH) for forgiveness "Satanic?"
PancakesoftheLove 11 months ago 2
@Kapojos
"ugly sentimental satanic crap"
Are you insane?
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
Fantastic! :) Beautiful!
zaardele 1 year ago
Fantastic! :)
zaardele 1 year ago
i love this thank you
ciazio 1 year ago
Can you believe I discovered this piece thanks to DAFT PUNK?
gothichyppie 1 year ago 3
@gothichyppie and i discovered it ; just now thanx to Armin " Rush hour "
shadowyismeee 1 year ago
@gothichyppie
I have the orb to thank myself!
carysisla 1 year ago
Perfect for tonight. <3
LoserBabyLuna 1 year ago
never had any kind of music lift me like that before. this song has given me more faith than any church ever has. theres something beautiful just out of reach, whispering "fear not"
TheMeleemonkey 1 year ago 2
Beautiful...
shizzlepie 1 year ago
Pure Joy X
dogsbreath101 1 year ago
That is a high C. And it still fits beautifully with the rest of the choir. I would love to know who sang that.
themelodyinme 1 year ago
the best version of this piece ive heard WOW!
3530JC 1 year ago
most beautiful version I've heard, it has that warmth you know?
CHRISTMASBASTARD 1 year ago 2
what is there in the picture? it goes with the music, I can't figure out what it is, though...
Evelynanana 1 year ago
@Evelynanana I think its like a picture of space but I am not sure what it would be of.
CHRISTMASBASTARD 1 year ago
@CHRISTMASBASTARD It's a map of the internet, google it
Quincy0604 1 year ago
@Evelynanana It's a visual map of the Internet
google «Opte Project»
Jeffrey0059 1 year ago
Does nobody understand that if you mention justin bieber, in a derogatory way or not, he is inevitably going to be famous.. so really you are just helping his career..
comegetsome458 1 year ago 2
Even as an atheist, this moves me to tears. Ineffable.
Jude2Mahoney 1 year ago 5
es el culmen del renacimiento italiano , ya entonces el estilo imperante era plenamente barroco. pero aun sin madurar.
macanudo1808 1 year ago
This song make me remember Maurice
k3ngarbage 1 year ago
congratulations on choosing that image; extraordinary beauty made of random human activity. Meaning rrom meaningless; bit like religion itself.
Although is it me or is there a five pointed star in the middle of it?
mine is the 171,717 view. Cor :)
gedq 1 year ago
b...e...a...utiful
j4o4h4n4 1 year ago
Very Gothic
thewickedcome 1 year ago
Totus tuus..
veegale 1 year ago
Beautiful.
WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 1 year ago
אלוהי
<3
SaintAlbyTheGreat 1 year ago
Please can someone tell me what this artwork is from? I love it! Thank you.
joolsner 1 year ago
@joolsner
It's from the Opte Project and maps internet and IP pathways
gEhills 1 year ago
just close your eyes....there's a plane wating for you.
julienprog 1 year ago
The image is a map of the internet. If you don't believe me Google it.
Sappharos 1 year ago
@Sappharos well bugger me! yes it is :D
SaintAlbyTheGreat 1 year ago
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NemoProkofiev551 1 year ago 11
Simply divine! (:
GIGGAGLIJA 1 year ago 2
this song does something to my soul. its so beautiful
Rem22 1 year ago
faite la vrai miséré c'est pas la vrai je me demande comment vous faite pour parécié bof je m'en foux cette chançon pour moi elle est nul à chié
jehannedu69 1 year ago
c'est bien mais c'est pas la vrai miséré pfff faite la mieux c'est pas la bonne miséré ouh c'est nuuuuuuuuuuul :p
jehannedu69 1 year ago
oh ma god i love dis song i wish i would like to be part of this choir.i am being serious.
this kind of music makes me relax and think about what things i did in the past and i want to change it..i want to be different.i now want to start out fresh.
i want to have a secong chance...
562michoacano562 1 year ago
This is from Psalm 51...the Bible..not from a 14 year old boy...
WITHTEETH1 1 year ago
this is Psalm 51 you know..the Bible? Not from a 14 year old boy...
WITHTEETH1 1 year ago
Do we really need to bring up Justin Beiber or Lady Gaga on every fucking one of the classical videos? The less we talk about them the more irrelevant they will become.
8bitRock 1 year ago
That is pure Heaven! Thanks for posting this!
Linstrumentiste 1 year ago
incredibly beautiful! the best music what i'v ever heard in my life..
TheErika164 1 year ago
this is perfect for sunday morning.
freitav 1 year ago
grandioso...grazie per la condivisione :)
Cristina1940 1 year ago
I thought I was listening to the tallis schollars for a minute- well done. I consider this one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. It's amazing that there is not one instrument - other than human vocals to produce such intoxicating melodie. I wept the first time I hear it and litterally fell to my knees. Im an agnostic whom was a former catholic- Im glad something beautiful came from religion such as this piece of music
respiratory124 1 year ago
and people listen to justin bieber...
WeirdAndWild 1 year ago 95
@WeirdAndWild
Justin beaver ?
Alien43 1 year ago
@WeirdAndWild looking for thumbs, are we?
animegalc4 1 year ago
@WeirdAndWild
could people please stop mentioning him? It's partly the cause of why he is still famous...
janjohandealgenman 6 months ago 4
@janjohandealgenman oo? justin bieber?
ultracairo 4 months ago in playlist Käyttäjän ultracairo suosikkivideot
incredible music
raphiii999 1 year ago
theres something enchanting about hearing latin sung, Its like strange pulling feeling in your soul. The kind of feeling that evoke such powerull awe inspiring emotions that only this song is capible of. Gives me goosebumps every time.
MrRazzlezx 1 year ago
it doesnt matter what religion you believe in, no matter what planet you come from ..... this is outta this world
sixteen1111 1 year ago 4
OK time to straighten everyone out here:
This was written by Gregorio Allegri. Once heard by the Pope of the time, the Pope deemed the piece as a whole, especially the lyrics, to be too powerful to be sung by anyone besides his choir, and to be sung only during the Holy Week. Stealing the music, or singing it outside of the appropriate time and place meant excommunication from the Church. W.A. Mozart heard it once when he was 14 and wrote it down. He listened to it again, changing only 2 notes.
hardcharging 1 year ago
i looooooooooooove this song!!!
thenameaintjim 1 year ago
TheEmberto 1 year ago
@TheEmberto Easy for YOU to say!
BedBugAcres 1 year ago
If you guys enjoy peaceful soothing music such as this please check out a piece I composed called "Through the Meadows" here on youtube. Thanks.
Rejekt313 1 year ago
Why does this miss out eight verses?
162ALAN162 1 year ago
congrats if this was a first time for you!
thechollies 1 year ago 5
@thechollies thanks!
pirmpR 1 year ago
Thank you Very Much, lovely music.
p4r4m0r3x 1 year ago
that is so absolutely beautiful i can hardly stand it
OrbitalAngel 1 year ago
@OrbitalAngel me either!
Redbull0099 1 year ago
thanks!!!
Stefolina89 1 year ago
Breathtaking version
pootle35 1 year ago
Rest in peace Granddad.
roxyfoxyk 1 year ago
oh dear lord on earth. this is u.n.b.e.l.i.e.v.a.b.l.e. Why are us teenagers exposed to such utter tripe nowadays.. I'm so glad i've waded through the bull shit and found such incredible music like this.
lambournledge 1 year ago 31
the very voice of god
ilikenirvana2 1 year ago 3
Oh jesus christ , heaven sounds beautiful
ilikenirvana2 1 year ago
Beauty in music! I especially enjoy this on nights with moonlight and those high chiaroscuro clouds that allow the moonlight to dapple in and out through the blankets of white puffs. I'll shut off all lights and have a few candles on. This is such a tranquil piece that conveys the otherworldly nature of heavens. Thanks for posting this...
majik2hanz 1 year ago
@majik2hanz If everyone has not already done so, please take the time to learn what the Latin words mean. It is what we should all be asking for.
kingsmen711 1 year ago
This music has been stuck in my head for over 6 months. Finally I know from which composer it is thank you very much. It has droven me crazy.
amdg3x7 1 year ago
6:45-7:00 Just gave me the chills. Absolutely beautiful. Fell in love with this song the first time I heard it 10 yrs ago in high school : ) Thank you so much for posting!
porkyt8tr 1 year ago 3
I listen to this at least once a day. It's beauty never diminishes.
mummyfunster 1 year ago
Its Awesome...
Turn Off the light, close your eyes and listen de music with your heart.
Bravo Gregorio Allegri !
SylarVonlist 1 year ago
The myriads spell lasts for eternity and resounds into the hearts of receptive mankind. The Angel calls out to them 'Let this message touch you deeply allow a stream of peace to pervade your souls, and may you hear this until you are cleansed of all hatred and bitterness, obey its meaning, it's secret is not known to all, search for the answers and you will truly have serenity in your lives' And the mighty angel's name is Love.
onlylexus 1 year ago
can someone share their knowledge with me? is this renaissance music? and is there any other music similar to this, like the choir in the background doing, like chapel music or something... i like this sort of music, I love this song!
jozaow456 1 year ago
@jozaow456 Yes, it's. "Miserere, also called "Miserere mei, Deus" (Latin: "Have mercy on me, O God") by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, is a setting of Psalm 51 (50) composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for use in the Sistine Chapel during matins, as part of the exclusive Tenebrae service on Wednesday and Friday of Holy Week" (wikipedia)
pirmpR 1 year ago 16
@pirmpR
indeed. Wikipedia is actually a great thing!! thank you-- i had a strange feeling i heard it in the sistine chapel once. maybe im just imaginong it... in fact, yes. i think im just imagining it. but when yo think about it, it does sound like the sort of music you'd hear in the sistine chapel--- not that im an expert on the sistine chapel or anything!! hehehe =)
ahhh, how wondeful. Everything is perfect!! =)
jozaow456 1 year ago
@pirmpR HTIS WAS WRITTEN BY A 14 YR OLD BOY WHO REMEMEVERED ALL THE LINES OF EVERY ONE , WHEN THE POPE SAID THE SONG WAS TOO SAD FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR HE BANNED IT BUT A YOUNG 14 YR OLD GENIUS /PRODIGY CALLED MOZART WENT HOME AND SCRIBBLED EVERY ONES LINES DOWN NOT JUST HIS OWN AND FOR HIM WE HAVE THIS SONG
nazrad1 1 year ago
@nazrad1 thank's for your message
pirmpR 1 year ago
@nazrad1
hello!
is this by mozart?
why isnt it written anywhere?
angelic sounds.:)
lefkof 1 year ago
@lefkof it's by Gregorio Allegri, written in 1630 (Mozart wasn't born I think !). Mozart could rewrite this piece having listened to it only twice.
Bwitched0 1 year ago
@nazrad1 The Pope, who is supposed to represent our Lord Jeus Christ on earth was just being selfish as some popes were when they had little boys castrated so they could listen to their beautiful voices for a longer time. I know what Jesus would have thought about that.
Aled
ifuliki 1 year ago
@nazrad1
Not quite, the pope did threaten excommunication for anyone who wrote it down, but not for being too sad, but to keep it reserved for the sistine chapel. Mozart is indeed said to have transcribed it and then sold the transcription, but a number of famous composers also did so. Also, the modern version includes ornamentation written down by a monk wishing to preserve the song as it was usually performed.
mith59 1 year ago 3
search in wikipedia for miserere alegri, and don't try to second guess.
alexandrenpl 1 year ago
@nazrad1 It wasn't banned at all. The pope declared it too sacred to be performed regularly, just once a year. It was at one such performance that mozart heard and remembered it.
ImFallingForAutumn 1 year ago
@nazrad1 oh did mozart write the music to this song, i thought it was allegri,where does he come in to it?
999duhast 1 year ago
@nazrad1 allegri made it, mozart copied it..
marnixcleveringa 1 year ago
@pirmpR I think the 1630s would be baroque rather than Renaissance, but it does indeed sound like Renaissance music rather than baroque.
MarcusHK1 1 year ago
@jozaow456 It's interesting that G. Allegri composed Miserere only for Sistine Chapel. In S. Chapel Miserere sounded like "piece of pure heaven" because the very right accoustics in there. It was one of most guarded secret of Vatican, except members of chorus no one could see sheet with notes.
W.A. Mozart was on his visit in Vatican also in S. Chapel. Unfortunately (for Vatican), he had his quill (or something :-) ) and with help of superultramega ears, recorded whole song on paper. :-)
Mjolni 1 year ago
@Mjolni Is that so? :D That Mozart, I understand he was a bit of a hair raiser. ;) Good job though, even as a non-deist, we couldn't have music of this majesty and beauty hidden from the world. :)
Jude2Mahoney 1 year ago
@jozaow456 This is Baroque
BlackFeather713 1 year ago
@BlackFeather713 This is most definitely NOT Baroque.
abbyscks 1 year ago
@abbyscks Of course it is early baroque, how you would classify it?
BlackFeather713 8 months ago
@jozaow456 This is one of the crowning examples of Renaissance polyphony... one choir makes a statement, the others elaborate or expand the text musically. This piece transports me in a way few others can match.
ronreaume1 1 year ago
@jozaow456 the pope thought that this song was too spiritual for mortal ears and only played it once a year, it was locked in the vatican vaults and brought out only on that day. but mozart after hearing it just once went home after hearing it and put the lot into musical notation, the whole thing is 15 mins long and mozart was only 14. he opened it up for the rest of the world to hear. bless him
TheMeleemonkey 1 year ago 3
@jozaow456 if you get the chance watch howard goodall's documentary called "big bangs". he tells you all about plain song and gregorian chant. from counter point to four part. really really good doc. full of beatiful music.
TheMeleemonkey 1 year ago
@jozaow456 giovanni palestrina; orlando de lassus; & Pérotin should keep you busy : )
fweebrotwosday 1 year ago
can someone share their knowledge with me? is this renaissance music? and is there any other music similar to this, like the choir in the background doing, like chapel music or something... i like this sort of music, I love this song!
jozaow456 1 year ago
Beautiful as our modern version of the Miserere is, has anyone else heard that reconstruction (by some French bloke whose name i can't recall) which is probably closer to how it was performed at the Sistine in Allegri's day? Heard it on the radio - if anyone knows where i can find it, i'd be much obliged.
locomotifx 1 year ago
Incroyable mélodie retranscrite par Mozart selon la légende, je n'écoute pas beaucoup de classique mais cette musique représente une telle perfection ...
Incroyable !
banditozzyto 1 year ago
Est is iustus mihi vel operor EGO animadverto a pentragram?
NGmetalix 1 year ago
Proof that music can transcend time, religion and language. You dont need to be from the 17th century, Catholic and understand Latin to think this is the most beautiful piece of music ever writ-ten.
TheLadyMinta 1 year ago 7
If you stare at the picture, it looks like it's shrinking. This music is heavenly.
TheWisdomFaery 1 year ago
@TheWisdomFaery That's so weird, I think so too! But if you look at the picture casually it looks like it's growing. Some art is interesting like that. =D
P.S. I love your username. =]
weepingwillow11 1 year ago
this is breathtaking.
Tamoola 1 year ago 38
y pensar que durante años esta pieza fue un tesoro celosamente guardado por el Vaticano, me refiero a las partituras, hasta que llego Mozart
ivanlluna 1 year ago
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, and to think Mozart memorised it.
Rainbowpinkcartoon 1 year ago
you don`t have to be religious to appreciate that choirboy`s top `c`. what a stunning voice.
tamaska6 1 year ago
nogle123: whats a soul?
Lontesquieu 1 year ago
@Lontesquieu
soul is the metaphysical concept of that which exists beyond the physical being
whathefcukisthis 1 year ago
@Lontesquieu
soul is the metaphysical concept of that which exists beyond the physical being
whathefcukisthis 1 year ago
Is this a religious song? I can't understand what they are saying. Sounds nice though :)
Pawster1 1 year ago
@Pawster1
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.
Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem mean.
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem mean ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi et malum, coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris.
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum : et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
pirmpR 1 year ago
@pirmpR Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti : incerta et occula sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor : lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam, et exsultabunt ossa humiliata.
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis : et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus : et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis.
pirmpR 1 year ago
Ne projicias me a facie tua : et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me.
Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui : et spiritu principali confirma me.
Docebo iniquos vias tuas : et impii ad te convertentur.
Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae : et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam.
pirmpR 1 year ago 2
Domine, labia mea aperies : et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuan.
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique : holocaustis non dedectaberis.
Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus : cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies.
Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion : ut ædificentur muri Jerusalem.
Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes et holocausta: tunc imiponent super altare tuum vitulos
pirmpR 1 year ago
I do not believe in God and I don't especially like religious chants, but this one is truly and amazingly beautiful. I'd like to give Allegri a high five for it. Somebody knows where I can meet him ? :p
Angel1405 1 year ago