Michael's Militia Music

expeditus1

With the Feast of St. Michael soon approaching, which of these makes you more pumped to join Michael's Militia?

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBmNG0VCHU
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp2NLnrEmnM
3) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs47x6_quis-ut-deus-saint-michael-the-archangel-qui-est-comme-dieu-saint-michel-archange-quien-como-dios-sa_creation

In England, the feast of St Michael the Archangel, September 29, was a day for feasting, the traditional fare being a roast goose, fattened on the stubble fields; such geese were sometimes presented by tenant farmers to their landlords. It was said that ‘if you eat goose on Michaelmas Day, you will never lack money all year’.

expeditus1

Here are 3 more choices:

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk7_Vfnh22Q
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK8b6dNLT5k
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLg2YauMuiY#t=298

SamuelDorlaque

CPDL.org has all the best settings of the traditional motet, "Factum est silentium."
The Richard Dering will probably be sung in most of the major cathedrals and chapels in England. Melchior Franck's double-choir setting is breath-taking. The Porta setting is also very fine. Check them out, if you don't know them.

expeditus1

Samuel, thank you for posting this info about motets in honor of St. Michael. I won't have enough time to prepare them for the feast next weekend, but intend on doing one of them next year! The 6 videos that I posted above were my twisted sense of humor, although I do like the 2 orchestral ones. That very first one which starts with the drumbeat, is like a bad earwig; I've been walking around singing the 5-series "battle, battle, battle, battle, battle" refrain, with special emphasis on those t's, ever since I listened to it. Yes, we can do better. There are also many fantastic chant pieces in Michael's honor. If EVER the Church needed St. Michael, it is NOW.

noel jones, aago

There is a quote:

Si anserem, exercere currit ieiunium in die S. Michaelis.

ZacPB189

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypV5lAvmYvU

I can't think of St Michael without thinking of this piece.

expeditus1

Si anserem, exercere currit ieiunium in die S. Michaelis.

Love that Latin quote, Noel! Is this the translation? "If a goose, practice running fast on the day of St. Michael!" I imagine that the dark angel should do likewise?

ZacPB189, thank you for sharing the Respighi! I heard the Mass VIII Kyrie theme in there.

noel jones, aago

Yes! Honk!

Richard Mix

There are Vesper antiphons for St Michael from the circle of Lassus published in the Sämtliche Werke, neue Reihe 23. IIrc, for 4 mixed voices.

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