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  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Wow. This knocked my socks off! I was looking for a new O Salutaris to sing at Communion on CPDL and stumbled upon this treasure. Very simple but dramatic. Has anyone does this with their choir?

    http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/images/1/1c/Josq-OSal.pdf

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs40D3hpj8c
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  • MaryAnn Carr WilsonMaryAnn Carr Wilson
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    This has become a staple and favorite of our choir. Simple, moving, and a great pedagogical piece for the singers.
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  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    I love those fifth chords at the end of the phrases. Such a great renaissance sound.
  • canadashcanadash
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    Here is another gem I'd like to have my choir learn. Another exercise in breath support.
    http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/images/sheet/rue-osa1.pdf
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_kRwErePo
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  • Patricia Cecilia
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    My schola loves the de la Rue, even though every time we've sung it we've ended up one-on-a-part. The Josquin in on my list to introduce in the new year. (They also love the Josquin Ave verum.)
  • Jani
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    Canadash, we learned that version at the colloquium this summer and it was by far my favorite, of everything that we sang. It is really a beautiful piece.
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  • MaryAnn Carr WilsonMaryAnn Carr Wilson
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    Doh!! Julie, for some reason I thought you mentioned the La Rue, when clearly you had not.
    We sing the La Rue, though of course I would never be opposed to anything written by Josquin.
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    That Josquin is exactly the sort of piece I am always looking for: Renaissance Polyphony in a homophonic rhythmic texture. It's precisely where my little choir excels (great at harmony, terrible at counting and rhythm).

    I will use this.

    Also, if anyone knows other short pieces like this, I am always grateful.
  • Arthur Connick
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    We sing the Josquin O salutaris all the time. I'm always on the lookout for simple and beautiful pieces like this to add to our repertoire. (Have also sung the La Rue version.)
  • canadashcanadash
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    That Josquin is exactly the sort of piece I am always looking for: Renaissance Polyphony in a homophonic rhythmic texture. It's precisely where my little choir excels (great at harmony, terrible at counting and rhythm).


    We're trying to learn the "O Magnum" by Victoria and the counting is killing the choir....I'm wondering if it is worth it...
  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Canadash, thanks for the heavenly La Rue hymn! It sounds like the choir on the CD sing a descant on the second verse which isn't on the CPDL editions. Unbelievable. I'm really blown away by this. : )
  • canadashcanadash
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    You are welcome. It looks easy enough, though often when it looks easy... it isn't!
  • ClergetKubiszClergetKubisz
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    Another nice little gem is the Baini Panis Angelicus. My choir loves that one.
  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Thanks, Clerget! I don't know that one either but I looked it up and this adorable video popped up. I think they're Polish because of the lettering on the fellow's card. Wish I could corral these guys into our choir. LOL They're really good.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m_uadrmqkg
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  • ClergetKubiszClergetKubisz
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    I think the guy on the right is a basso profundo.
  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Someone sent me a link to this video; I looked it up on CPDL and attached the file since it sounds impressive but is very straightforward and might be useful for beginning polyphonic choirs.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1kuLtfJxJo
    Alleg-Ado.pdf
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  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    whoa
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    It's an excellent and singable setting, a good choice for almost any choir.
    Thanked by 1JulieColl
  • ClergetKubiszClergetKubisz
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    Chills...very beautiful.
  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Alas, there don't seem to be many short choral works like this by Allegri, besides his otherworldly and angelical Miserere.
  • mrcoppermrcopper
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    Thanks for posting. In the score example, third line, the cross relation Fnatural in bass to F# in tenor is weird and you can hear the intonation go off in the performance. Hard to believe that is Josquin-esque; it would be fine with F natural, which should be tuned sharp, in tenor. On the contrary the F against G# later (last line) is easily sung and sounds great, and uses that two-comma flat secondary third I've been writing about. ... and getting scoffed at here for. (Herefor is like therefor, I guess: my grammar has gone away).
  • BenBen
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    I LOVE that Adoremus.
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