Ensemble Obsidienne - Como Somos Per Consello

In the thirteenth century, King Alfonso X, el Sabio (the Wise) gathered together in his Cantigas de Santa Maria four hundred songs (cantigas). These mystical, non-liturgical pieces were sung at various festivities, sometimes - as we see in illuminated manuscripts - accompanied by dancing. Their form, verses with refrains, lends itself to various alternations: soloist-chorus, dialogue between texts and instruments, etc.

The Cantigas involve celebration, dancing, storytelling and tales of miracles. The language used is Gallego-Portuguese, the language of lyric poetry at that time.

Réalisation: François Demerliac
Assistante: Dorothée Auboiron
Traitment graphique: Dorothée Demerliac

Musique: Ensemble Obsidienne
Direction Emmanuel Bonnardot

Danse: Bassa Toscana
Production: Virtuel (2007)

¡ Miracle ! Cantigas de Santa Maria d'Alfonso el Sabio CD Ref. CAL 9366
http://www.calliope.tm.fr/pages/catalogue/catalogue_oeuvre.php?id=5284

http://www.obsidienne.fr/

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Music

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• cantigas
• alfonso
• afonso
• sábio
• sabio
• obsidienne
• santa
• maria
• emmanuel
• bonnardot
• galaico
• português

[pokoid]

Normally with mediaeval music people just display an image from a manuscript. Thought I was seeing things when I noticed the figures moving! I love mediaeval music, and the music of Spain especially. Thanks for posting.

[clafey]

@pokoid - ...even though these aren't exactly Spanish - but rather Peninsular - there wasn't Spain nor Portugal per se - but rather counties that would eventually coalesce into either one of the modern peninsular countries. Alfonso the Tenth was king of Castille, León and Galicia.

[marana3422]

Which Cantiga is being played in this lovely example?

[clafey]

Cantiga CXIX.

[cmv1977]

This video is so cute!!! :)

It's like a tv show for children!

[chono2008]

Como Santa Maria tolleu un joiz aos diaboos que o levavan e tornó-o a ssa casa e disse-lle que se mefestasse, ca outro dia avia de morrer. Como somos per conssello do demo perdudos, assi somos pelo da Virgen tost' acorrudos.

[pokoid]

@clafey Absolutely true, not unlike the process here in Britain, but from the perspective of the 21stC it is the music which forms the mediaeval heritage of what we now call Spain........... even if they were different nations at the time. Although my family are from Andalusia, so their music was probably quite different. Either way, the medieval music of the Peninsular is beautiful.

[toldaixcantabile]

superbe et musicalement envoutant. j'aimerais trouver les autres videos que vous avez publié

[lobomartinspedro]

Muito belo e original! Parabéns por esta demonstração!

[WikterpZuDraakenberg]

Das Video ist einfach wunderbar!

Liebe Grüße

Wikterp

[ojeriza1]

he aqui una vision del paraiso

[Thatsjustmehere]

Espléndido!!  5STAR :)

[YstandAloneComplex]

so beautifull, there's no words to express how this make me feel... :D

[dearmalika]

Thanks for sharing this!