Sacred & Secular Music from 6 Centuries / Hilliard Ensemble

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Album Summary

Performers

• David James (Voice)
• John Potter
• Paul Hillier (Bass)
• Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
• Michael George (Bass Baritone)

Composers

• Hermanus Contractus (1013 - 1054)
• Guillaume Dufay (circa 1400 - 1474)
• William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)
• Mateo Flecha (1481 - 1553)
• Clément Janequin (circa 1485 - 1558)
• Godefroy De St Victoire
• Robert Fayrfax (1464 - 1521)
• Anonymous
• Heinrich Isaac (circa 1450 - 1517)
• Guillaume de Machaut (circa 1300 - 1377)
• Thomas Tallis (Composer) (circa 1505 - 1585)
• Francisco de Peñalosa (1470 - 1528)
• Claude Goudimel (circa 1514-1520 - 1572)

Notes & Reviews:

'Something no lover of early music or admirer of this group should miss' (American Record Guide)

'Music making of the highest order. Everything shows them at their superb best' (Gramophone)

'Superbly engineered' (Classic CD)

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Works Details

Contractus, Hermanus : Salve Regina

• Performer: David James (Voice)
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval

Victoire, Godefroy De St : Planctus Ante Nescia

• Performers: John Potter; Paul Hillier (Bass)
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 8 min. 21 sec.

Machaut, Guillaume de : Quant je sui mis su retour, virelai for voice

• Performer: Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 1 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Written: 13th Century

Dufay, Guillaume : Vergene bella, cantilena motet for 3 voices

• Performers: David James (Voice); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); John Potter
• Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral

Dufay, Guillaume : Gloria ad modum tubae, for 4 voices

• Performers: Paul Hillier (Bass); John Potter; Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); Michael George (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Fayrfax, Robert : Most Clere of Colour for 3 voices

• Performers: David James (Voice); John Potter; Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Tallis, Thomas : In manus tuas

• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 2 min. sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1575

Byrd, William : Liber primus sacrarum cantionum :: "Let not Thy wrath" & "O Lord, turn thy wrath"), motet for 5 voices (SAT

• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 9 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral

Anonymous : Dezi, Flor Resplandeciente

• Performers: John Potter; Paul Hillier (Bass); David James (Voice)
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Anonymous : Nuevas, Nuevas, Por Tu Fe!

• Performers: John Potter; Paul Hillier (Bass); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
• Period Time: Renaissance

Francisco de Peñalosa (1470 - 1528) : Sancta mater istud agas, 4vv

• Performers: Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); Paul Hillier (Bass); John Potter; David James (Voice)
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1508-1528

Flecha, Mateo : El Jubilate, ensalada for 4 voices

• Performers: John Potter; Paul Hillier (Bass); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); David James (Voice)
• Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Isaac, Heinrich : Tota pulchra es, motet for 4 voices

• Performers: David James (Voice); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); Paul Hillier (Bass); John Potter
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 7 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1490s

Goudimel, Claude : Bonjour Mon Coeur

• Performers: David James (Voice); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); Paul Hillier (Bass); John Potter
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Clément Janequin (circa 1485 - 1558) : Réveillez vous cueurs endormis "Le chant des oiseaux"

• Performers: David James (Voice); Paul Hillier (Bass); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); John Potter
• Notes: St. John-at-Hackney, London, England (03/30/1987-03/31/1987)
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1520