The Pilgrims of Emmaus - Ego Sum Alpha et Omega

Medieval liturgical drama of the 12th century.
Title: "Antienne: Ego sum Alpha et Omega".
Performers: Ensemble Organum, Director: Marcel Peres

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Music
• Medieval
• liturgical
• drama
• Chant
• Religious
• Ensemble
• Organum
• Latin
• Christian
• Western

[nelsonandchintz]

I heard this piece as part of a broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at Easter in 1991. I think the entire piece is called "On the Road to Emmaus". Does anyone know if this is available on CD?

[Callixtinus]

@nelsonandchintz : "Le jeu des pelerins d'Emmaüs" by Ensemble Organum & Marcel Peres

[Callixtinus]

@  AFrightfulDream & mullahmugumby:

The Platytera (Madonna with Child) is from Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, the rest are from the Basilica di San Marco, Venice

[TierradeMaria]

Beautiful!

[Paxtoranious]

This is truly inspired music; rich in tone and living spirit, by far more original or complimentary to the period than the sugary Gregorian pop we are bombarded with commercially which has little originality to sacred pieces of worship. Thank you for your music and filmwork.

[Lenhovdapyroteknik]

Amen!



[CountGrishnaak]

Merci Marcel Peres & Co.

[MainframeCobol]

Callixtinus:

I cannot express the depth of my gratitude. God bless you for uploading.

[zemotheon12987]

The words are magnificent. If only the people knew what it meant.

[LiturgicalChants]

Gothic script only developed and became used in the 1200's

most of the images are from before 1200. During the romanesque and pre-romanesque period much of the latin west's images were hieratic and held similar theology to the byzantine. It was the scholasticism and humanism that destroyed this in a 150 year process so that by 1300 it was..a new world. The late antique roman christian culture was severed by than to be replaced by a humanist culture by 1550. Crusaders exchanged ideas with Islam.

[nelsonandchintz]

@Callixtinus Thank you Callixtinus.

[raxmeger]

Non so se nel XII sec. cantassero così. Sono invece certo che la ricostruzione di monsieur Perès mette i brividi...