Maîtrise de Toulouse

Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard, Maîtrise de Toulouse – Polyphonies oubliées: Faux-bourdons XVIe – XIXe (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:47:30 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Aparté

From the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, plainchant was sung polyphonically all over Europe – in a great variety of ways. It is no exaggeration to say that for centuries it epitomized the sound of church music for congregations. Fauxbourdon was a means of solemnizing the Divine Office by embellishing the plainchant melody. This double CD featuring Dominique Vellard and the Ensemble Gilles Binchois offers a selection of this music that reflects the variety and diversity of four centuries of French polyphonic plainchant.
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