Magnificat Quant'in mille anni il ciel

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composer

Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)

circa 1583; 6vv SSATTB; based on the eponymous madrigal by Noletto (Nollet) published in 1546

author of text

Bible

Luke 1: 46-55

The Magnificat Quant’in mille anni il ciel, composed around 1583, is based on a madrigal by the little-known composer Noletto or Nollet published in 1546: unusually, the closest resemblance between madrigal and Magnificat is found in the last polyphonic verse rather than at the beginning of the parody. Sharing the SSATTB scoring of Missa Amor ecco colei, this Magnificat setting also plays off higher versus lower voices extensively, a technique to which the structure of the canticle’s verses lends itself particularly well.

Le Magnificat Quant’in mille anni il ciel, rédigé vers 1583, repose sur un madrigal du compositeur méconnu Noletto (ou Nollet) publié en 1546. Par extraordinaire, la plus étroite ressemblance entre les deux se trouve non pas au début de la parodie mais dans le dernier verset polyphonique. Partageant la distribution SSATTB de la Missa Amor ecco colei, ce Magnificat joue aussi abondamment de l’opposition entre voix supérieures et inférieures, une technique à laquelle la structure des versets du cantique se prête particulièrement bien.

extrait des notes rédigées par Stephen Rice © 2011
Français: Hypérion

Dem Magnificat Quant’in mille anni il ciel, das um 1583 herum entstand, liegt ein Madrigal des kaum bekannten Komponisten Noletto oder Nollet zugrunde, das 1546 publiziert worden war. Ungewöhnlich ist, dass die größte Ähnlichkeit zwischen Madrigal und Magnificat sich in dem letzten polyphonen Vers anstatt zu Beginn der Parodie findet. Diese Magnificat-Vertonung hat dieselbe Anlage wie die Missa Amor ecco colei (SSATTB) und die hohen und tiefen Stimmen werden in ähnlicher Weise einander gegenübergestellt—eine Technik, die sich für die Struktur der Verse des Canticums besonders gut eignet.

aus dem Begleittext von Stephen Rice © 2011
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

Recordings

Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum & Missa Amor ecco colei

The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice (conductor)

Studio Master: CDA67887Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

Orlande de Lassus was an undisputed master of all the vocal genres of the late Renaissance. This recording features the glorious polyphony of the Missa Amor ecco colei and Prophetiae Sibyllarum, one of his most celebrated works. With their immacul ...» More