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  Susie Le Blanc, soprano Daniel Taylor, countertenor Les Voix Humaines: Susie Napper & Margaret Little, violas da gamba Franicis Colpron, recorder Sylvain Bergeron, lute Rafik Samman, percussion ACD2 2190 |
The line between the secular and the religious being less clear than it is today, many of these carols were popular secular tunes reset for church occasions to religious texts. Of the three versions of the famous melody "Une jeune fillette" by du Caurroy, Turini, and Dandrieu presented on this recording, the latter is a perfect example of a popular song reset to a religious text.
Several of these religious texts could more aptly be described as ballads. The three lullabies "Lullaby, my sweet baby," "Coventry Carol", and "Canzonetta spirituale sopra la Nana" touchingly retell the story of the nativity and, with great foreboding, the story of the Christ child and his final demise. ...
- Susie Napper
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Anonymous [ 1. ] There is no Rose of such Virtue 2:40 soprano, countertenor Traditional English [ 2. ] Ding, Dong! Merrily on High 3:20 recorder, 2 bass viols, glockenspiel Arr. Susie Napper Traditional & Jean-François Dandrieu (c1682-1738) [ 3. ] Joseph est bien marié 4:53 soprano, treble and bass viols Arr. Susie Napper Anonymous, 1591 [ 4. ] Lully, lulla (Coventry Carol) 3:53 countertenor, treble and bass viols, recorder, lute, drum Anonymous Spanish Carol [ 5. ] Riu Riu Chiu 2:27 2 bass viols Arr. Susie Napper Tarquinio Merula (c1595-1665) [ 6. ] Canzonetta spirituale Sopra alla nanna 7:17 soprano, lute, 2 bass viols Eustache du Caurroy (1549-1609) [ 7. ] Fantaisie à trois "Une jeune fillette" 1:26 recorder, treble and bass viols Traditional & Jean-François Dandrieu (c1682-1738) [ 8. ] Une jeune pucelle 5:44 soprano, 2 bass viols, lute Arr. Susie Napper Nicholas Lebègue (1631-1702) [ 9. ] Les Cloches 4:04 2 bass viols, bell William Byrd (1542-1623) [10.] Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby 10:38 countertenor, 2 bass viols Arr. Susie Napper Francesco Turini (c1589-1656) [11.] Canzona 4:14 recorder, treble and bass viols, lute Anonymous [12.] Nowell: Dieu vous garde 3:44 soprano, countertenor, recorder, treble and bass viols, lute, percussion |
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