oude muziek

English polyphony led by Paul Van Nevel

This season, the Nederlands Kamerkoor will perform music from the Middle ages again. The best way to do this, is of course together with the early music specialist Paul Van Nevel. He collected works from fourteenth century English Polyfony.

From none of the works in this programme the composer is known. In contrast to their colleagues from the European mainland, these anonymous English composers did not emphasize their own identity. Nonetheless, these English works are characterised by originality. The English composers used techniques that were unknown on the mainland, and blended profane melodies with Latin sacral texts. The result is surprisingly beautiful.

Polyfony from Engeland (1300-1400), all works are anonymous:

  • Victime Paschali laudes Paassequentia à 3   
  • Stella maris illustrans omnia cantilena à 3
  • Virgo salvavit hominem gymel à 2 & 3
  • Sumer is icumen in / Pes : Sing cuccu canon à 4
  • Exulta Syon / Exulta Syon filia / Exulta Syon filia iam noli flere / En ai je bien trouvé quadruple motet
  • En Albion de fluus environen ballade à 3 voor Edward III
  • Candens crescit lilium / Candens lilium columbina – motet à 4
  • Dou way Robin / Veni mater gracie motet à 2
  • Nova ! Nova ! Ave fit ex Eva! 
  • Two mass-parts: Kyrie Cuthberthe prece à 3
    Sanctus à 3
  • Mater ora filium sequentia à 3

Performers 
Nederlands Kamerkoor
Paul Van Nevel conductor

Concert calendar

  • Sat. 21 October 2017 20:00

    Sint-Michielskerk - Sittard

    This concert is cancelled. 

  • Sun. 22 October 2017 14:30

    Sint Martinuskerk - Cuijk

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  • Tue. 21 November 2017 20:15

    De Oosterpoort - Groningen

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  • Wed. 22 November 2017 20:15

    Grote Kerk - Leeuwarden

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  • Fri. 24 November 2017 20:15

    Pieterskerk - Utrecht

    Support programme (19:45): Wim Egzensemble

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  • Sat. 25 November 2017 20:00

    Wallfahrtskirche Alzenau-Kälberau - Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

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  • Sun. 26 November 2017 14:30

    Muziekcentrum - Enschede

    Support programme (14:00): Capella Gudula

     

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  • Wed. 29 November 2017 20:15

    Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ - Amsterdam

    supporting act (19.45 h): Cappella Bencistà

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