FIGURES OF HARMONY songs of codex chantilly c. 1390 TRACKLIST P. 2 ENGLISH LINER NOTES P. 10 SUNG TEXTS P. 53 FRANÇAIS LINER NOTES P. 20 TEXTES CHANTÉS P. 53 DEUTSCH LINER NOTES P. 32 GESUNGENE TEXTE P. 53 ITALIANO LINER NOTES P. 44 TESTI CANTATI P. 53 A 382 2 Menu BALADES A III CHANS CD 1 …OF TREBOR AND OTHERS 1 Trebor: Helas pitié envers moy dort si fort 5’58 Chantilly, f. 42 1/4/7 2 Trebor: Se Alixandre et Hector fussent en vie 12’52 Chantilly, f. 30 1/4/5v 3 Baude Cordier: Tout par compas suy composés [instrumental] 2’05 Chantilly, f. 12 4/5v/6 4 Anonymous: Adieu vous di, tres doulce compaynie 3’20 Chantilly, f. 47 3/4/7 5 Matteo da Perugia: Rondeau-refrain [instrumental] 1’46 Florence, f. 16v 4/6/7 6 (?) Matteo da Perugia: Pres du soloil deduissant s’esbanoye 9’54 Modena, f. 16 1/4/5v 7 Antonio da Cividale: Io vegio per stasone [instrumental] 2’26 Siena, f. 47v-48 5l/6/7 8 Anonymous: Lamech Judith et Rachel de plourer 3’12 Chantilly, f. 45 1/6/7 9 Anonymous: Le mont Aon de Thrace, doulz pais 11’02 Chantilly, f. 22v 1/3/4 10 Magister Grimace: Se Zephirus, Phebus et leur lignie 4’41 Chantilly, f. 19 1/2/4 Total time 58’20 SOURCES Chantilly = Chantilly, Bibliothèque du Château, Ms. 564 Florence = Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale, Panciatichi 26 Modena = Modena, Biblioteca Estense, α.M.5.24 Siena = Siena, Biblioteca Comunale, Ms. L.V. 30. Musical editions: Crawford Young 3 FERRARA ENSEMBLE LENA SUSANNE NORIN contralto (1) KATHLEEN DINEEN soprano (2) STEPHEN GRANT bass (3) RANDALL COOK viola d’arco (4) NORIHISA SUGAWARA viola d’arco (v), lute (l) (5) DEBRA GOMEZ harp (6) CRAWFORD YOUNG lute (7) Direction and arrangements CRAWFORD YOUNG ℗ 1995 — © 2015 Outhere Music France. Recorded at the Church of St. Germanus, Seewen (Soleure), 21 – 24 March 1994. Recording engineer: Götz Bürki, Werner Sträßer (WDR). Digital editing: Götz Bürki, Crawford Young. Produced by Klaus L Neumann. Coproduction Arcana / Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Köln. 4 FLEURS DE VERTUS CD 2 REFINEMENT IN SONGS OF THE LATE GOTHIC 1 Johannes Suzoy: Pictagoras Jabol et Orpheüs 7’16 Chantilly, f. 30v 1/4/3 2 Solage: S’aincy estoit que ne feust la noblesce 10’57 Chantilly, f. 36 1/6/7 3 Anonymous: Bobik blazen [instrumental] 1’39 Nürnberg, f. 2 8p/2h/9 4 Gacian Reyneau: Va t’en, mon cuer, aveuc mes yeux 4’11 Chantilly, f. 56v 2v/4/3 5 Trebor: Se July Cesar, Rolant et roy Artus 10’44 Chantilly, f. 43 2v/3/6 6 Trebor: En seumeillant m’avint une vesion 8’03 Chantilly, f. 21v 3/4/6 7 Johannes Alanus: Sub arturo plebs vallata/Fons citharizancium/In omnem terram exivit [instrumental] 4’40 Bologna, f. 225v-226, 342v 8dm/5/9 8 Philipoctus de Caserta: Par les bons Gedeon et Sanson delivré 7’00 Chantilly, f. 45v 1/3/6 9 Anonymous: En Albion de fluns environée 3’33 Chantilly, f. 47v 2v/1/4/3/6 10 Solage: Tres gentil cuer [instrumental] 3’51 Chantilly, f. 18 9 11 Philipoctus de Caserta: Il n’est nulz homs en ce monde vivant 10’42 Chantilly, f. 38v 4/3/9 Total time 73’20 SOURCES Bologna = Bologna, Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, MS Q15 Chantilly = Chantilly, Bibliothèque du Château, Ms. 564 Nürnberg = Nürnberg, Stadtbibliothek, Fragment lat. 9. Musical editions: Crawford Young 5 FERRARA ENSEMBLE LENA SUSANNE NORIN contralto (1) KATHLEEN DINEEN soprano (v), harp (h) (2) ERIC MENTZEL tenor (3) STEPHEN GRANT bass (4) KARL HEINZ SCHICKHAUS dulce melos (5) RANDALL COOK viola d’arco (6) NORIHISA SUGAWARA lute (7) RALF MATTES psaltery (p), dulce melos (dm) (8) CRAWFORD YOUNG lute (9) Direction and arrangements CRAWFORD YOUNG ℗ 1996 — © 2015 Outhere Music France. Recorded at the Church of St. Germanus, Seewen (Soleure), 8 – 11 January 1996. Recording engineers: Michel Bernstein, Charlotte Gilart de Kéranflèc’h and Klaus L Neumann. Digital editing: Charlotte Gilart de Kéranflèc’h. Produced by Michel Bernstein and Klaus L Neumann. Coproduction Arcana / Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Köln. 6 EN DOULZ CHASTEL DE PAVIE CD 3 MUSIC AT THE COURT OF GIAN GALEAZZO VISCONTI C. 1400 1 Philipoctus de Caserta: De ma doulour 8’41 Chantilly, f. 32; Modena, f. 26v 1/2/3 2 Johannes Ciconia: La fiamma del to amor [instrumental] 2’32 Lucca, f. 54v 5g/4 3 Jacob Senleches: La harpe de mélodie 4’12 Chantilly, f. 43v; Chicago, f. 10 1/5l/6 4 Anonymous: Istanpitta Isabella [instrumental] 7’19 London, f. 56v-57 4 5 Philipoctus de Caserta: En remirant 10’54 Chantilly, f. 39; Modena, f. 34v-35 2/3/4 6 Johannes Ciconia: Le ray au soleyl 1’30 Lucca, f. 83 5l/2/3 7 Anonymous: Chanconeta tedescha tenor [instrumental] 2’26 Tenor: London, f. 74; Superius: Randal Cook 4/6 8 Johannes Ciconia: Sus une fontayne 8’16 Modena, f. 27v-28 2/3/4 9 Anonymous: Constantia [instrumental] 3’18 Faenza, f. 62v-63 = 41v-42 6 10 Anonymous: Chanconeta tedescha tenor [instrumental] 2’21 Tenor: London, f. 74; Superius: Crawford Young 5l/6 11 Philipoctus de Caserta: En attendant souffrir 9’11 Chantilly, f. 33v; Modena, f. 20 1/2/3 Total time 60’35 SOURCES Chantilly = Chantilly, Bibliothèque du chateau, Ms. 564 (“Codex Chantilly”) Chicago = Chicago, Newberry Library, MS 54.1 Faenza = Faenza, Biblioteca Comunale, MS 117 Lucca = Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale ‘Augusta’, MS 3065 (Le ray au soleyl); Lucca, Archivio di Stato, MS 184 (La fiamma del to amor) London = London, British Librarym MS Add. 29987 Modena = Modena, Biblioteca Estense, α.M.5.24. Musical editions: Crawford Young 7 FERRARA ENSEMBLE LENA-SUSANNE NORIN contralto (1) ERIC MENTZEL tenor (2) STEPHEN GRANT bass (3) RANDALL COOK viola d’arco (4) CRAWFORD YOUNG gittern (g), lute (l) (5) MARION FOURQUIER harp (6) Direction and arrangements CRAWFORD YOUNG ℗ 1998 Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, under exclusive licence to Outhere Music France. — © 2015 Outhere Music France. Recorded at the Church of St. Germanus, Seewen (Soleure), June 1997. Recording engineer and digital editing: Charles Suter (Radio SRF2 Kultur). Produced by Thomas Drescher (SCB) and Christiane Nicolet (Radio SRF2 Kultur). Coproduction Schola Cantorum Basiliensis / Radio SRF2 Kultur. 8 CORPS FEMENIN CD 4 DUKE JOHN OF BERRY’S LYRICAL AVANT-GARDE 1 Rodericus: Angelorum psalat tripudium 5’47 Chantilly, f. 48v 6/8 2 Anonymous: Principio di virtu [instrumental] 6’43 London, ff. 61-62 11g 3 Senleches: Fuions de ci fuions povre compaigne 9’13 Chantilly, f. 17 1h/3/9 4 Guido: Or voit tout en aventure [instrumental] 2’42 Chantilly, f. 25v 10/11l 5 Trebor: Passerose de beauté la noble flour 9’37 Chantilly, f. 21 3/7/9 6 Anonymous: Medee fu en amer veritable 6’16 Chantilly, f. 24v 1s/ 3/7 7 Senleches: Tel me voit et me regarde 3’46 Modena, f. 40 2/4/5 8 Trebor: Quant joyne cuer en may est amoureux 8’08 Chantilly, f. 31 3/ 9/ 11l 9 Solage: Corps femenin par vertu de nature [instrumental] 3’04 Chantilly, f. 23v 2/11g 10 Solage: Calextone qui fut dame darouse 3’26 Chantilly, f. 50 4/5/11l 11 Anonymous: Passerose flours excellente [instrumental] 0’58 Paris, f. 21r 10 12 Magister Egidius Augustinus: Roses et lis ay veu en une flour 8’06 Chantilly, f. 22 3/7/9 Total time 67’46 SOURCES Chantilly = Chantilly, Bibliothèque du chateau, Ms. 564 (“Codex Chantilly”) Modena = Modena, Biblioteca Estense, α.M.5.24 London = London, British Library, MS Add. 29987 Paris = Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, MS ital. 568. Musical editions: Crawford Young 9 Menu FERRARA ENSEMBLE MIRIAM ANDERSEN soprano (s), harp (h) (1) MASAKO ART harp (2) RANDALL COOK viola d’arco (3) RAITIS GRIGALIS baritone (4) ELS JANSSENS soprano (5) EVE KOPLI soprano (6) JESSICA MARSHALL viola d’arco (7) ERIC MENTZEL tenor (8) LENA-SUSANNE NORIN contralto (9) KARL-HEINZ SCHICKHAUS dulce melos (10) CRAWFORD YOUNG gittern (g), lute (l) (11) Direction and arrangements CRAWFORD YOUNG ℗ 2010 — © 2015 Outhere Music France. Recorded at the Church of St. Germanus, Seewen (Soleure), 22 – 25 March 2000 (tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), 7 December 2008 (tracks 2, 7, 9, 10) and 16 February 2009 (track 1). Sound engineers: Charlotte Gilart de Kéranflèc’h (2000) and Darren Hayne (2008-09). Digital editing: Charlotte Gilart de Kéranflèc’h (2000) and Darren Hayne (2008-09). Produced by 551 Media SRL. 10 English Menu BALADES A III CHANS CD1 Within the same artistic society which dictated proportion, Pythagoras and rationality, there lived a group of ‘irrational ‘Tout par compas suy composés en ceste ronde proprement…’ fools’ – the ‘fumeurs’. They were moral-political satirists, ‘all (‘Artfully was I composed, correctly upon this circle…’): the open- the musicians, master astronomers, engineers, masons, car- ing words of Magister Baude Cordier’s celebrated canon can be penters, who willingly follow Fumée, players of organs and cym- applied to a number of aspects of his composition, including the bals…’, self-described as melancholic, quarrelsome, lazy, egoistic canonic form of the work, its careful counterpoint and phrase artist types with a drinking problem: ‘beat poets’ of the latter balance, its tuning system, and the unique layout of the nota- fourteenth-century. Part of Chantilly belongs to them, for their tion as a visual complement or symbol (created, one imagines, music is that of self-conscious elitists, stretching limits and to enrich the hearing of the piece). Had Cordier played the tenor challenging tradition.2 of the song on a lute, say, while singing the cantus, the tune’s The composer called ‘Trebor’ in Chantilly is relatively well- opening words would have been more fitting still: the design of represented in the manuscript, yet his identity remains prob- that instrument, according to Arnaut de Zwolle’s construction lematic; his real name was most likely Johan Robert or Roubert.