Bellum & Pax (War & Peace), The Making of

This video gives an impression of the recording of the opening of the CD "Bellum & Pax". The recording was done in the "Parkabdij" in Heverlee, Belgium. Capilla Flamenca, Oltremontano and Psallentes were all performing during the opening tracks of the CD.

Music in this video is:
1. Intrada op Lhomme armé, composed by Marnix De Cat
2. Lhomme armé, composed by Anonymus

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For centuries, war and peace (bellum & pax) have been accompanied by music. Music was present on the battlefield, of course: the sounding of the trumpet as a signal to gather or attack, drumbeats to recruit soldiers or set them marching, battle songs to raise morale among the troops or instill fear in the bosom of the enemy. Once the hostilities were over, there was singing and dancing in the streets to celebrate peace.

Many compositions are not an evocation of, but a reaction to the events in times of war. Works with clear political connotations were often composed around an existing melody (a cantus firmus) which evoked an immediate association with peace or war. The centuries-long preference of composers for using the song L'homme armé and the antiphon Da pacem is a striking one: these two melodies are among the most-used cantus firmi in the history of music.

The song L'homme armé was the musical foundation of about 50 masses and other compositions written between about 1433 and the end of the 17th century by Obrecht, Josquin, Brumel, Compère, La Rue, Senfl, Morales, Palestrina and others. The origin of the melody is unclear: it could be a folk song, a composed piece or the tenor of a polyphonic song. The antiphon Da pacem is also a clearly audible cantus firmus woven into polyphonic textures.

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[BartGuns]

Schitterende muziek en uitzonderlijk uitgevoerd.

[florin11bv]

The best present for my birthday. God bless those magnificent artists, i hope to have one day the oportunity to hear them in a magnificentflemish church...Thank you sou much!

[richardcpotvin]

Je suis énormément content de vous réentendre.

Le début était magistrale et la suite aussi ça vas de soi. Jouissif pour mes oreilles :-)