I have been constantly 'discovering', loving and researching French Baroque choral music for 2 and a half years ever since you posted this video. THIS VIDEO is what got me into French baroque music initially!! Thank you Cmaj7
Very close to Rameau ? Hmm…. As someone who specializes in middle French Baroque in general I’d say Brossard is not very close, especially considering the revolutions that Rameau brought to the (vocal) repertoire later.
And they say that churches didn't dare to do magic harmonies. Oh my fucking god. Literally 4:33, majestic; 4:38, magnificient. 5:16 that chromatic movement that is being borrowed by voices from one another. 6:48 is a plain scream of pain when they say "morientem" literally meaning "the one who is dying". 7:06, step by step going down through the pain, like someone struggling to breath. 12:21 "Fac me tecum plangere", make me cry with you, they say while the music LITERALLY SOBS! And the greatness of this piece goes on and on and on, just magic.
Com partes a solo belíssimas. O todo harmônico contrasta com os destaques vocais. O compositor certamente foi influenciado pela música vocal veneziana (Gabrielli) e G.Alegri no uso de notas altíssimas no soprano.
If I recall correctly, there was a tendency not to put the flat 6 in the key signature at that time. I think it's the same reason for the "Dorian" Toccata and Fugue
The French pronunciation of Latin is historically correct for French Baroque music. And in that sense, their diction is fine (although lacking some differentiation between [y] and [i]).
I have been constantly 'discovering', loving and researching French Baroque choral music for 2 and a half years ever since you posted this video. THIS VIDEO is what got me into French baroque music initially!! Thank you Cmaj7
How is it possible that I've never heard of this guy? This is amazing (also very close to Rameau), thanks!
Yes, me too. I've never heard this one.
But pronunciation is weird.
@@user-qg2nz6fs8k Usual French pronunciation. :D Very disorienting, it took time for me to appreciate it, but now I do. ;)
Very close to Rameau ? Hmm…. As someone who specializes in middle French Baroque in general I’d say Brossard is not very close, especially considering the revolutions that Rameau brought to the (vocal) repertoire later.
im so obsessed with De Brossard's music now still from this video haha!
And they say that churches didn't dare to do magic harmonies. Oh my fucking god. Literally 4:33, majestic; 4:38, magnificient. 5:16 that chromatic movement that is being borrowed by voices from one another.
6:48 is a plain scream of pain when they say "morientem" literally meaning "the one who is dying". 7:06, step by step going down through the pain, like someone struggling to breath.
12:21 "Fac me tecum plangere", make me cry with you, they say while the music LITERALLY SOBS!
And the greatness of this piece goes on and on and on, just magic.
Beyond stunning... a month of listening to this later im still in awe! I've 'discovered' so much De Brossard in the last month im obsessed hahaha!
Quis est homo (4:25) and Virgo vírginum præclara (11:26) have some really amazing harmonies so I really recommend listening to them!
Astonishing discovery. Luscious 5 part choir, gorgeous suspensions, a vision of early baroque France.
Extremely good. Wow. This is now a bucket list piece for me to perform. Thanks for the share!!
Very Bach-like harmonies in parts. Considering I’m 120% a late-Romantic guy this is a very nice work.
Never heard before this composer. Very very nice music!
This was a very pleasant surprise.
Only 5 minutes in and bloody hell this is astounding.... MY MIND IS BLOWN THIS IS STUNNING!!!
Probably on my 10th time listening and some isolated moments have very Buxtehude cantata vibes tbh
Astonishing! Thank you!
beautiful piece
Mesmerising. Beauteous.
wow... this is stunning
amazing!
Com partes a solo belíssimas. O todo harmônico contrasta com os destaques vocais. O compositor certamente foi influenciado pela música vocal veneziana (Gabrielli) e G.Alegri no uso de notas altíssimas no soprano.
Brilliant…..
Really good!
Merci
Music - 😍
Latin in French diction - 😡
Yeah that really confused me for a second...
I was equally confused with that.
Historically accurate in reality. ;)
Well it's better than Italian pronunciation.
@@korhonenmikko 😡😝
Più Sebastian e meno preti schitarranti
Why at the beginning it's seems like it's all in C minor key but the key signature is in G minor for some reason? Weird
Probably a diatonic scale, not sure which one haha
@@thomaswenas-bobbiefet5805 G Phrygian
If I recall correctly, there was a tendency not to put the flat 6 in the key signature at that time. I think it's the same reason for the "Dorian" Toccata and Fugue
@@PhilipDaniel C-Dorian.
Great piece, the soloists have too much vibrato though.
its the style
@@Nooticus It's not correct for the time period.
04:25, 05:09,
Bad diction
The French pronunciation of Latin is historically correct for French Baroque music. And in that sense, their diction is fine (although lacking some differentiation between [y] and [i]).
listen to the sound and don't listen to the score