Humori is a Renaissance celebration of Carnival - the period between the twelfth day of Christmas and Lent. Ending with Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday), Carnival is the party before the 40-day fast of Lent. Carnival is the world turned upside down, the poor disguised as the rich, the rich slumming it, fake priests and bawdy nuns, women dressed as men, men being walked by dogs dressed as men, and so on in an interminable, almost mad jumble.
Les Voix Baroques returns for their third ATMA album; the previous two albums have been award winners, and best-sellers. (Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri [ACD2 2563] was released in 2007; Canticum canticorum [ACD2 2503] came in 2008.)
Les Voix humaines expands for this recording from a viola da gamba duo, to ten virtuoso strings and percussion.
Produced, recorded and edited by Johanne Goyette at the Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel (Québec), Canada, January 24-26, 2008.
LES VOIX BAROQUES
Suzie LeBlanc SOPRANO
Catherine Webster SOPRANO
Matthew White CONTRE-TÉNOR | COUNTERTENOR
Charles Daniels TÉNOR | TENOR
Colin Balzer TÉNOR | TENOR
Sumner Thompson BARYTON | BARITONE
CONSORT LES VOIX HUMAINES
Olivier Brautt VIOLON | VIOLIN
Geneviève Gilardeau VIOLON | VIOLIN
Matthew Jennejohn CORNET À BOUQUIN ET FLÛTES À BEC | CORNETT AND RECORDERS
Margaret Little DESSUS ET BASSE DE VIOLE | VIOLA DA GAMBA
Susie Napper BASSE DE VIOLE ET VIOLONCELLE BAROQUE | VIOLA DA GAMBA AND BAROQUE CELLO
Elin Söderström BASSE DE VIOLE | VIOLA DA GAMBA
Sara Lackie HARPE | HARP
Sylvain Bergeron LUTH ET GUITARE BAROQUE | LUTE AND BAROQUE GUITAR
Patrick Graham PERCUSSIONS
Luca Guglielmi CLAVECIN | HARPSICHORD
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PROEMIO____________________________________
GIOVANNI GASTOLDI (v.1550-1622)
1 | Balletto Amor Vittorioso À 5 PARTIES | FOR 5 PARTS [ 1:00]
(Balletti per cantare, sonare e ballare, Venise, 1591)
ORAZIO VECCHI
2 | Madrigal Fate Silentio À 6 VOIX | FOR 6 VOICES [SL-CW-MW-CD-CB-ST] [ 2:50]
(le Vegflie di Siena overo i vari humori della musica moderna, Venise, 1604)
HUMORE MARZIALE_____________________________
ALLEMAGNE | GERMANY
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (1571-1621)
3 | Ballet des Feus et Ballet des Baccanales À 4 PARTIES | FOR 4 PARTS [ 1:27]
(Terpsichore, Wolfenbüttel, 1612)
ROLAND DE LASSUS (1532-1594)
4 | Villanelle Matona mia Cara À 4 VOIX | FOR 4 VOICES [MW-CD-CB-ST] [ 2:25]
(Libro de villanelle, moresche et altre canzoni, Paris, 1581)
CASPAR OTHMAYR (1515-1553)
5 | Lied Quis Quis Requiem Quaeris À 6 VOIX | FOR 6 VOICES [SL-CW-MW-CD-CB-ST] [ 2:06]
(manus., s.d.)
SAMUEL SCHE1DT (1587-1654)
6 | Intrada et Galliard À 5 PARTIES | FOR 5 PARTS [ 4:21]
(Ludi musici, Hambourg, 1621)
HUMORE COMICO______________________________
FRANCE
JEAN D'ESTRÉES (?-1576)
7 | Branle Les Bouffons Á 5 PARTIES | FOR 5 PARTS [ 1:01]
(Tiers livre de danceries, Paris, 1559)
GABRIEL BATAILLE (v. 1575-1630)
8 | Air à boire [Drinking song] Oui veut chasser une migraine [ 1:48]
[Who wants to get rid of a headache]
POUR VOIX ET LUTH | FOR VOICE AND LUTE [SL-CW-MW-CD-CB-ST]
(6ème livre d'Airs de différents Autheurs mis en tablature de luth par Gabriel Bataille
[6th book of airs by various authors set in lute tablature by Gabriel Bataille], Paris, 1615)
JEAN D'ESTRÉES
9 | Branle les Bouffons [ 0:41 ]
CLAUDE LEJEUNE (v. 1530-1600)
10 | Chanson Une puce j'ay dedans l'oreille [There's a flea in my ear] [ 2:42]
À 4 VOIX | FOR 4 VOICES [SL-MW-CB-ST]
{Vingt-quatrième livre d'airs et chansons de plusieurs excellens autheurs
[24th book of airs and songs by various excellent authors], Paris, 1583)
HUMORE LEGGERO______________________________
ITALIE | ITALY
SALOMONE ROSSI (1570-1630)
11 | Passaggio d'un balletto, Sinfonia et Galliarda detta la Norsina [ 2:20]
À 5 PARTIES | FOR 5 PARTS
(Il primo libro delle sinfonie et gagliarde, Venise, 1607)
ANDREA GABRIELI (1532-1585)
12 | Madrigal Due rosé freschie À 5 voix | FOR 5 VOICES [SL-MW-CD-CB-ST] [ 3:44]
(Il primo libro di madrigali, Venise, 1566)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
13 | Chaconne Zefiro torna
POUR 2 TÉNORS ET BASSE CONTINUE | FOR 2 TENORS AND BASSO CONTINUO [CD-CB] [ 6:00]
[Scherzi musicali, Venise, 1632)
TARQUINIO MERULA (v.1595-1665)
14 | Ciacona POUR 2 VIOLONS ET BASSE CONTINUE | FOR 2 VIOLINS AND BASSO CONTINUO [ 2:43]
(Canzone overo sonate concertate, Venise, 1637)
HENRY LE BAILLY (? -1637) FRANCE
15 | Air Yo soy la locura [I am madness] POUR VOIX ET LUTH | FOR VOICE AND LUTE [SL] [ 2:24]
(5ème livre d'Airs de différents Autheurs mis en tablature de luth par Gabriel Bataille
[5th book of airs by various authors set in lute tablature by Gabriel Bataille], Paris, 1614)
HUMORE MELANCOLICO__________________________
ANGLETERRE | ENGLAND
TOBIAS HUME (v. 1579-1645)
16 | The Pashion for Musicke [ 2:19]
POUR 2 VIOLES DE GAMBE ET AUTRES INSTRUMENTS | FOR 2 VIOLAS DA GAMBA AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
(Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke, Londres, 1607)
MICHAEL EAST (v.1580-1648)
17 | Madrigal Poor is the Life À 6 voix | FOR 6 VOICES [SL-CW-MW-CD-CB-ST] [ 1:34]
(The Triumph of Oriana, Londres, 1601)
TOBIAS HUME
18 | The Pashion for Musicke [ 2:14]
JOHN DOWLAND (1563-1626)
19 | Air From Silent Night [ 7:00]
POUR TÉNOR, 2 VIOLES DE GAMBE ET LUTH | FOR TENOR, 2 VIOLAS DA GAMBA AND LUTE [CD]
[A Pilgrimes Solace, Londres, 1612)
ORLANDO GIBBONS (1583-1625)
20 | Madrigal The Silver Swan À 5 VOIX | FOR 5 VOICES [SL-MW-CD-CB-ST] [ 2:37]
(The first Set of Madrigals and Motets, Londres, 1612)
CONCLUSIO_________________________________
ORAZIO VECCHI (1550-1605)
21 | Madrigal Compliment! del Principe a Vegliatori [ 1:34]
À 6 VOIX | FOR 6 VOICES [SL-CW-MW-CD-CB-ST]
(Le Veglie di Siena overo i vari humori delta musica moderna, Venise, 1604)
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