Fragments for the End of Time - Sequentia, ensemble for Medieval Music
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Ensemble: Sequentia
Album: Fragments for the End of Time
Video: Apocalisse, Ms. Latin 14410 (XIII cent.)
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From the booklet of the album:
From the time of Christianity’s introduction into Europe until the end of the first millennium, apocalyptic images of the End of Days and the Last Judgement were widespread, both in texts and in the visual arts. These images, based largely on the Biblical Revelation of John, at times bear a remarkable similarity to the pagan Germanic descriptions of the world’s destruction during the final terrible battle (Ragnarök) between the gods (Odin, Thor, etc.) and their mortal enemies, the giants. These disparate sources share certain characteristics: the terrifying words of female oracles; the sounding of the horn; the massing of armies from below and above; the breakdown of material reality and the final destruction of the world by fire.
The image of the Apocalypse which most readily comes to mind is associated with the almost incomprehensible mystery of the ‚end of time’, filled with terror and destruction. We envision the chilling image of the four horsemen mercilessly riding down upon our doomed world. But the Greek word apokalypsis actually means unveiling, or revelation, an image strongly linked to our mortal desire for access to the mysteries of existence, to our almost physical longing for union with creation and with the deity. John’s Book of Revelation is not only a faithful report of what he saw and heard in visions on the island of Patmos, but it is also filled with the feeling of his impatience and desire. In all these senses of the word, medieval artists created an especially powerful body of sung poetry, often in obscure images and language, visionary and prophetic, to prepare the singer and listener alike for a particular inner voyage of comprehension, and to awaken the soul to the experience of ‚seeing’ that which is one day to be revealed.
The instruments used in this concert include reconstructions of Germanic harps (based on 7th century instruments from Oberflacht, near Stuttgart), an early medieval triangular harp, and copies of medieval transverse flutes (including a flute made from a swan’s bone, based on an 11th century instrument unearthed near Speyer).
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1 Fortis Atque Amara - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
2 ...Sin Tac Piqueme, Daz Er Touuan Scal - The "Muspilli Fragment", Fulda IX cent.
3 Unsar Trohtin Hat Farsalt - Instr. vers. of the "Freisinger Petruslied", Bavaria IX cent.
4 Thes Habet Er Ubar Woroltring - "De die Iudicii", gospel book of Otfrid von Weissenburg, Alsace †875
5 Adducentur - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
6 Geng Imo Tho The Godes Sunu - From the Old Saxon "Heliand", Fulda IX cent.
7 Occidentana - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
8 Iudicii Signum - The prophecy of the Erythraean Sibyl, Aquitaine XI cent.
9 Scalam Ad Caelos - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
10 Summi Regis Archangele Michahel - Sequence by Alcuin, IX cent.
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Flute: Norbert Rodenkirchen
Harp: Norbert Rodenkirchen (song 2)
Voice, Harp, Symphonia: Benjamin Bagby
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We really are at the end of the ages! The Blood of the King is the only Key that opened the Gates of Heaven to the Humankind! Outstanding Apocalyptic performance!
Dies Irae, Judgement Day, is coming soon. We are clearly living in the final stages of the prophesied Apocalypse.
We are really at the end of a cycle .. sublime music rich in timbres and colors and strong chiaroscuro contrasts
one perceives that the Middle Ages was a stronger and more inspired era
we are almost zombies!!
You are right.
We're going to do the transition by transforming our communicational expressions, I guess.
I beg to differ because this music was created for and by a miniscul part of society, where as now more and more people can enjoy and create more and different things and the spread of said art is also bigger
@@HansWurst1569 But it is arguably also much more mediocre. More does not mean better. In this case it is the opposite. Our culture does not suffer from a scarcity of art, it suffers from an overabundance of uninspired and unskilled works of "art" which often smother or push under the best quality work.
@@banalarousal4310 That is very true though. I agree with you
The artworks are beautiful so I could't take my eyes off this long video.
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oh my ! Sequentia was my favorite ensemble for old music. Unfortunately 2 of the 3 original members have already passed away. I remember several of their records and have a couple, but not the ones I most wanted, and they are no longer available. Thank you SO much for sharing this !
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They're my favourite as well.. perhaps you can find the other records you want on discogs dot com.
Medieval art is some of the most original and interesting as it had very little of the influences that we still use post renaissance
One thing! The video ends with Iudicii signum,? I think there are no more songs after!
00:00 1 Fortis Atque Amara - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
03:36 2 ...Sin Tac Piqueme, Daz Er Touuan Scal - The "Muspilli Fragment", Fulda IX cent.
18:15 3 Unsar Trohtin Hat Farsalt - Instr. vers. of the "Freisinger Petruslied", Bavaria IX cent.
20:36 4 Thes Habet Er Ubar Woroltring - "De die Iudicii", gospel book of Otfrid von Weissenburg, Alsace †875
32:34 5 Adducentur - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
39:32 6 Geng Imo Tho The Godes Sunu - From the Old Saxon "Heliand", Fulda IX cent.
53:57 7 Occidentana - Frankish sequence, IX cent.
56:40 8 Iudicii Signum - The prophecy of the Erythraean Sibyl, Aquitaine XI cent.
Thank you! Yes there was a problem with the video exportation...
Thanks for this pure beauty. In the modern World it is rare to hear this, it transports us to a time when things where much less complex. I love it.
You are right 🌹
and horrendously inconvenient..
Alcuin and Charlemagne knew each other as knowledge and learning was important for both. Check out the Godescalc Evangelistary created for Charlemagne. There is an Alcuin building at the University of York.
Do you have a link?
Super music and songs !!! 👍💖💐BRAVO 👏👏👏👏👏 Thanky you very much
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A good work, not only for music sharing than for the image-music edition, medieval drawings adds another sense for the time meanwhile we hear the music.
I'm listening again...at minut 20:10 aproximately beggins an hipnotic chant who runs almost to end that transport the listener to the very end of time, simply grea!!
Thank you Gabriel 🌹
La espléndida y genial combinación entre esta extraordinaria Música Medieval y la secuencia de las pinturas, hacen de esta grabación una increíble y espectacular Obra de Arte sonora y visual al mismo tiempo. Gracias una vez más por compartirlo.
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wahou!!! Cela fait la troisième fois que je l'écoute ….probablement le meilleur ajout de cette chaîne. C'est fantastique!
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Divine, many thanks to you for sharing this! Blessings 🌼✨
Thank you 🌹
@@MusicaMedievale No, thank you! ❤️✨
loving the music and the art of the video.
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thank you very much for this unique piece of art....and the musicians are outstanding
It's a pleasure 🌹
This music and the images remind me of the world of The name of the rose, with all sorts of legends and rumours flying of the end of time.
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rubbish.....it reminds you of the end of time...ever been there? people post all kind of junk here....enjoy
@@leprussien1815 As I said: it reminds me of the world of the novel and film The name of the rose.Google them if you must.
@@charlesrae3793 i read the book...saw the film btw...Umberto Eco wrote beautiful things like Foucault's pendulum or Baudolino
@@leprussien1815 Baudolino! Great and enjoyable book!
Bella musica antiga 🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Benjamin Bagby is awesome and the music is very beautiful, those tunes just work!
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Beautiful.
Beautiful music!
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Thank you.
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Wonderful sound!
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Hermoso. Nunca dejes de compartirnos música tan sorprendente y bella.
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We are indeed, very truly, at the very end of the world 🌏 🌍 🌎
I love Sequentia. Didn't know this manuscript though. Thanks for sharing.
Check the info of the video if you are interested! 🌻
This is fascinating. Great listening. Thank you!
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Wonderful. Thank you for the rich and interesting info in the description.
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Me gusta mucho oírla nos traslada a otros.tiempo y admiro su creación.Li
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The title is scary, but the song is peaceful!
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Well, if you think about it, the end of time is the end of all things, as time itself stops and since time and progress go sorta hand in hand, even though mankind set a time for progress on earth, hence time itself does not exist like nature, but it is measured with astrology n such, there is nothing left. If there was something left floating around in space, you could say we can count the seconds. But we are not there anymore. So everything is peaceful, since there is nothing going on. And if nothing exists, nothing can cause trouble. From a human perspective that's pretty scary, but when no human exists, no human can feel scared. I wonder what a fragement of the end of time looks like though, when everything is gone to make time possible.
Simply lovely. 😇
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Beautiful choice ~ I have every Sequentia album & I find it difficult to choose a favorite; truly that’s a joy as they have explored & covered music from almost every conceivable corner of the earth. I suppose I could probably make a “top 5” if I had to! ~On a different note, I hope you are familiar with all of the sublime early music releases on Dorian Recordings? The label (as Dorian) sadly shut down many moons ago, but if you don’t have the discs in your collection they still can mostly be found. One of my fav ensembles of all time, The Baltimore Consort, has many *priceless* discs on Dorian, as well as Ensemble Galilei, Altramar Medieval Ensemble, Pomerium Vocal Ensemble, and so on... If you are an obsessive collector as I have been all my life, well you already know this discography - if so sorry for a long msg - otherwise go forth & enjoy the riches :)
Really thank you for the suggestions, I'll do some research about! 🌻
i love sequentia
Than, you have good taste. 🌹
Muchas gracias, es hermoso. A seguir educando futuras generaciones.
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Gorgeous.
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In these Times of pandemia more than ever there's a feeling maybe similar to That in The year 1000....Is music very deep,right to The most unknow of The mind and The heart of The human being.
In Illo tempore.
Thank you, but personally I think that “In that year” no one had the feeling that the world was about to end. This is simply a concept album about the apocalypse. In the Middle Ages, death was an accepted daily presence, today people can't even bear the killing of a chicken, which it then eats. When death arrives in a society that has kept it hidden, almost refusing it, we arrive at the mass madness in which we find ourselves now.
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O Deus Meus ,another beautiful piece !
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Nectar. Thank you.
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relevant
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You should put timestamps next to each track listed. Then it will be easier to navigate the album and identify which tracks are which. It will even show up on the progress bar which track is playing when you hover your cursor.
6 hours of work at the video, 3 to export it and 1 to upload on RUclips.
Help me and do it, it will be really useful! 🌻
@Musica Medievale and what is the name of the picture shown during 52-53 minutes? I really like your choice of art pieces! Would love to know names of all of them, if possible!
Check the info of the video, all the images comes from the same manuscript! 🌻
@@MusicaMedievale thank you very much!
İ cant understand how do u find this epic musics
It's my obsession! I'm a musician: I play hurdy gurdy, I listen Troubadours music all days and Gregorian chants all nights.
I'll probably go crazy, but I'm happy.
It certainly sounds like there is a hurdy-gurdy on the Song of the Sibyl version, but this is not listed among the instruments.
Yes, it's listed but it's a Symphonia, not a Hurdy Gurdy. 🌻
Warm, warm, warm.
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How did you find these interesting photos???
Check the info of the video 🌻
It's near
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If i wouldnt know i would think its 100% scandinavian language
7:50 this type of the pre-medieval germanic music played before the year 1000 sounds a little like east asian music.
american Pop has been real quiet since this dropped.
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Do we live in the end?
No one can know! 🍷
mittelalterliches Deutsch....super
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First pic satan gives his authority to the beast
2nd Song kinda sounds like Chinese Music.
The dislikes are the atheists
Thank you.
Thank you.
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