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Ambrosian chant - Tecum principium in die virtutis tue

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Medieval Ambrosian chant of the church of Mediolanum (Milan).
Title: "Psalmellus: Tecum principium in die virtutis tue". (Psalm 110 - Septaguint)
Performers: Ensemble Organum, Director: Marcel Peres, Sr Marie Keyrouz
Album: "Le chant de la Memoire"
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Dixit Dominus Domino meo sede a dextris meis donec ponam inimicos tuos scabillum pedum tuorum.

Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.

Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splendoribus sanctorum ex utero ante luciferum genui te.

Iuravit Dominus et non paenitebit eum tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech.

Dominus a dextris tuis confregit in die irae suae reges.

Iudicabit in nationibus implebit cadavera conquassabit capita in terra multorum.

De torrente in via bibet propterea exaltabit caput.

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Uploader Comments (Callixtinus)

  • non mi risulta che questo modo di cantare sia del canto ambrosiano

  • Yes, it is a bit too eastern-sounding.. The piece is from a CD called 'Chants de l' Eglise Milanaise' and the partite is ambrosian. The reason it sounds so eastern is because it is performed by Sr Marie Keyrouz who usually performs Syriac chants and has introduced a certain Syriac fragrance here.

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  • @Callixtinus This is breathtakingly beautiful! I wish I could download it.

  • Yeah, well, I never said she can't actually perform in the usual western manner, I just said that in this particular piece she introduced a syriac style :). Personally I do prefer it (but that's totally a matter of taste).

  • However, what I have said above is not denial of the beauty of this piece. They did a wonderful job.

  • To be fair, Sr. Marie has quite a vast Western repertoire and can stylistically execute Western pieces in a Western manner. If she is working with Ensemble Organum here, I would have little doubts that she is using her Syriac background at the encouragement and direction of Marcel Peres.

  • this is hot!

  • beautiful! thank you for posting!

  • Meravigliosa interpretazione!

  • I heard this and I thought it sounded like Sr Keyrouz chants. Now I know why!

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