Josquin: Nymphes des bois

(Déploration sur la mort de Jean Ockeghem)

Nymphes des bois, déeses des fontaines,
chantres expers de toutes nations,
changez voz voix fort clères et haultaines
en cris tranchantz et lamentations,
car d'Atropos les molestations
vostre Ockeghem par sa rigueur attrappe,
le vray trèsoir de musicque et chief d'oeuvre,
qui de trépas désormais plus n'eschappe,
dont grant doumaige est que la terre coeuvre.
Acoutrez vous d'abitz de deuil:
Josquin, Brumel, Pierchon, Compère.
et plorez grosses larmes d'oeil:
perdu avez vostre bon père.
Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Cantus Firmus: Requiescat in pace. Amen.

Woodland nymphs, fountain goddesses,
skilled singers from all nations,
change your voices so clear and high
into shrill cries and lamentations,
for Atropos' attacks
inexorably ensnare your Ockeghem,
music's true treasure and masterpiece,
who nevermore escapes from death,
whose great depredation covers the earth.
Put on your mourning garments,
Josquin, Brumel, Pierchon, Compère,
and weep great tears from your eyesŃ
you have lost your good father.
Grant to them eternal rest, O Lord,
and may perpetual light shine on them.

Cantus firmus: May he rest in peace. Amen.

(http://www.sfbach.org/repertoire/nymphes.html)

The Hilliard Ensemble

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[AZ09PENTHESILEE]

Il n'y a pas de mot pour dire la beauté de cette composition ! C'est dire la richesse (parfois négligée) de l'art de la Renaissance. Le thème du regret a été admirablement mis en musique. Les voix sont magnifiques. Connaissez-vous une meilleure interprétation?

[ecp2014]

Amazing. Josquin deliberately restrains his own voice in order to include some of the characteristic figurations of Ockeghem.

[neitmar]

@fexxvh I heard something too. Like a whistle indeed.

[ChrlieBphD]

@ecp2014 indeed , even the register of the voices is a tribute to his 'good father', and his legendary bass voice.

[Choristenimes]

Magnifique ! Cette musique prend vraiment "aux tripes" ! En plus, c'est merveilleusement interprété !

[fexxvh]

Am I hearing things or is there somebody whisteling at about 2:34 ??

[toujoursmanana]

@AZ09PENTHESILEE you are absolutely right, after hearing 4 different performances this one is undoubtedly the superior interpretation.

[JustReynoard]

Te amo Josquin!!!... well, I was kiddin'

[TiesWijnen]

'Dont grant domaige' could be more intense though. Still awesome.

[rrdn2]

Almost as good as Musica Reservata's recording with Jantina Noorman and directed by Michael Morrow, God rest his soul