Antoine Brumel (c. 1460 – 1512 or 1513) was a French composer. He was one o… Read Full Bio ↴Antoine Brumel (c. 1460 – 1512 or 1513) was a French composer. He was one of the first renowned French members of the Franco-Flemish school of the Renaissance, and, after Josquin Desprez, was one of the most influential composers of his generation.
Little is known about his early life, but he was probably born west of Chartres, perhaps in the town of Brunelles, near to Nogent-le-Rotrou, making him one of the first of the Netherlandish composers who was actually French. He sang at Notre-Dame de Chartres from 9 August 1483 until 1486, and subsequently held posts at St Peter's in Geneva (until 1492) and Laon (around 1497) before becoming choirmaster to the boys at Notre-Dame de Paris from 1498 to 1500, and choirmaster to Alfonso I d'Este at Ferrara from 1506, replacing the famous composer Jacob Obrecht who had died of the plague there the previous year. The chapel there was disbanded in 1510, after which he evidently stayed in Italy; several documents connect him with churches in Faenza and Mantua, where he probably died in 1512 or shortly after. He is known to have written at least one work after his dismissal from Ferrara (the Missa de beata virgine), and he may have still have been alive in 1513 since there is a mention in a treatise of Vincenzo Galilei that Brumel was one of a group of composers who met with Pope Leo X in that year; however since Vincenzo was writing more than a generation later and reporting second-hand, and no other corroborating evidence has been found, this account is not considered to be certain. Then again, Heinrich Glareanus, writing later about Brumel, indicated that he lived to a "ripe old age", so it remains possible that he lived longer, but records have not survived.
A Jachet Brumel was organist for the Ferrara court in 1543, and is presumed to be Antoine's son.
Brumel was at the center of the changes that were taking place in European music around 1500, in which the previous style of highly differentiated voice parts, composed one after another, was giving way to smoothly flowing, equal parts, composed simultaneously. These changes can be seen in his music, with some of his earlier work conforming to the older style, and his later compositions showing the polyphonic fluidity which became the stylistic norm of the Josquin generation.
Brumel is best known for his masses, the most famous of which is the twelve-voice Missa Et ecce terrae motus. Techniques of composition varied throughout his life: he sometimes used the cantus firmus technique, already archaic by the end of the 15th century, and also the paraphrase technique, in which the source material appears elaborated, and in other voices than the tenor, often in imitation. He used paired imitation, like Josquin, but often in a freer manner than the more famous composer. A relatively unusual technique he used in an untitled mass was to use different source material for each of the sections (mass titles are taken from the pre-existing composition used as their basis: usually a plainchant, motet or chanson: hence the mass is without title). Brumel wrote a Missa l'homme armé, as did so many other composers of the Renaissance: appropriately, he set it as a cantus firmus mass, with the popular song in long notes in the tenor, to make it easier to hear. All of his masses, with the exception of the highly unusual 12-voice Missa Et ecce terrae motus, are for four voices.
During the 16th century the most famous of Brumel's masses was his Missa de beata virgine, a paraphrase mass using elaborations of various plainchant melodies. According to Heinrich Glarean, writing in 1547, it was written in competition with Josquin, who simultaneously wrote his own Missa de Beata Virgine, and the two works are similar in style.
Brumel also wrote numerous motets, chansons, and some instrumental music. His style in these also evolved throughout his life, with his earlier works showing the irregular lines and rhythmic complexity of the Ockeghem generation, while the later ones used the smooth imitative polyphony of the Josquin style as well as the homophonic textures of the current Italian composers of popular songs (for example Tromboncino, who was in Ferrara at the same time as Brumel). One peculiar feature of Brumel's style is that sometimes he uses very quick syllabic declamation in chordal writing, anticipating the madrigalian fashion of later in the 16th century. This appears sometimes in the "Credo" sections of his masses – logically, since that section has the longest text, and if set similarly to the other sections to the mass, it can be disproportionately long.
Brumel's Missa pro defunctis for four voices, a late work, is notable for being the first Requiem to include a polyphonic setting of the Dies Irae. In addition, it is one of the earliest surviving Requiems: only Ockeghem's is earlier.
After Josquin Desprez, Brumel is considered one of the greatest composers of his generation. During his life, Ottaviano Petrucci published a book of his masses, and a number of other composers wrote pieces commemorating him after his death. His impressive 12-voice Missa et ecce terrae motus survives from a part-book in Munich of 1570, long after his death, evidently used for performances by Lassus.
Little is known about his early life, but he was probably born west of Chartres, perhaps in the town of Brunelles, near to Nogent-le-Rotrou, making him one of the first of the Netherlandish composers who was actually French. He sang at Notre-Dame de Chartres from 9 August 1483 until 1486, and subsequently held posts at St Peter's in Geneva (until 1492) and Laon (around 1497) before becoming choirmaster to the boys at Notre-Dame de Paris from 1498 to 1500, and choirmaster to Alfonso I d'Este at Ferrara from 1506, replacing the famous composer Jacob Obrecht who had died of the plague there the previous year. The chapel there was disbanded in 1510, after which he evidently stayed in Italy; several documents connect him with churches in Faenza and Mantua, where he probably died in 1512 or shortly after. He is known to have written at least one work after his dismissal from Ferrara (the Missa de beata virgine), and he may have still have been alive in 1513 since there is a mention in a treatise of Vincenzo Galilei that Brumel was one of a group of composers who met with Pope Leo X in that year; however since Vincenzo was writing more than a generation later and reporting second-hand, and no other corroborating evidence has been found, this account is not considered to be certain. Then again, Heinrich Glareanus, writing later about Brumel, indicated that he lived to a "ripe old age", so it remains possible that he lived longer, but records have not survived.
A Jachet Brumel was organist for the Ferrara court in 1543, and is presumed to be Antoine's son.
Brumel was at the center of the changes that were taking place in European music around 1500, in which the previous style of highly differentiated voice parts, composed one after another, was giving way to smoothly flowing, equal parts, composed simultaneously. These changes can be seen in his music, with some of his earlier work conforming to the older style, and his later compositions showing the polyphonic fluidity which became the stylistic norm of the Josquin generation.
Brumel is best known for his masses, the most famous of which is the twelve-voice Missa Et ecce terrae motus. Techniques of composition varied throughout his life: he sometimes used the cantus firmus technique, already archaic by the end of the 15th century, and also the paraphrase technique, in which the source material appears elaborated, and in other voices than the tenor, often in imitation. He used paired imitation, like Josquin, but often in a freer manner than the more famous composer. A relatively unusual technique he used in an untitled mass was to use different source material for each of the sections (mass titles are taken from the pre-existing composition used as their basis: usually a plainchant, motet or chanson: hence the mass is without title). Brumel wrote a Missa l'homme armé, as did so many other composers of the Renaissance: appropriately, he set it as a cantus firmus mass, with the popular song in long notes in the tenor, to make it easier to hear. All of his masses, with the exception of the highly unusual 12-voice Missa Et ecce terrae motus, are for four voices.
During the 16th century the most famous of Brumel's masses was his Missa de beata virgine, a paraphrase mass using elaborations of various plainchant melodies. According to Heinrich Glarean, writing in 1547, it was written in competition with Josquin, who simultaneously wrote his own Missa de Beata Virgine, and the two works are similar in style.
Brumel also wrote numerous motets, chansons, and some instrumental music. His style in these also evolved throughout his life, with his earlier works showing the irregular lines and rhythmic complexity of the Ockeghem generation, while the later ones used the smooth imitative polyphony of the Josquin style as well as the homophonic textures of the current Italian composers of popular songs (for example Tromboncino, who was in Ferrara at the same time as Brumel). One peculiar feature of Brumel's style is that sometimes he uses very quick syllabic declamation in chordal writing, anticipating the madrigalian fashion of later in the 16th century. This appears sometimes in the "Credo" sections of his masses – logically, since that section has the longest text, and if set similarly to the other sections to the mass, it can be disproportionately long.
Brumel's Missa pro defunctis for four voices, a late work, is notable for being the first Requiem to include a polyphonic setting of the Dies Irae. In addition, it is one of the earliest surviving Requiems: only Ockeghem's is earlier.
After Josquin Desprez, Brumel is considered one of the greatest composers of his generation. During his life, Ottaviano Petrucci published a book of his masses, and a number of other composers wrote pieces commemorating him after his death. His impressive 12-voice Missa et ecce terrae motus survives from a part-book in Munich of 1570, long after his death, evidently used for performances by Lassus.
Kyrie
Antoine Brumel Lyrics
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Istvánffy Chamber Choir Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.…
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King's College Choir - Philip Ledger Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.…
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London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Classical Sacred…
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra And Chorus Kyrie eleison Christe eleison Kyrie eleison…
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St. Antimo Abbey Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Gospodi pomiluj Go…
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Stuart Townend For every child who lies still beneath his mother's eyes Sh…
The Armoury Show Judy In July - looking into the sky Like a sail…
The Choir of St. Martin's Parish & The Choir of St. Mary's Parish Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Gospodi pomiluj Go…
The English Concert & Choir - Trevor Pinnock Κύριε ύπουργέ Κύριε κύριε υπουργέ Κύριε ύπουργέ Γαμώ τα υπου…
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@chambermuses7802
Good Lord, this is absolutely exquisite, sublime, overwhelming. One of the most soulful performances of this celestial work. Bless all of you in Calmus and Amarcord for your artistry and depth in offering this beauty from the Tyrol. Alles Liebe! ~ Michael
@MD-lf3gt
This was the first piece of Old Music I ever listened to, it must have been in 1995.
Since then I’m hooked.
It brings a lot of joy and peace in my life.
@DeadlyBreadcrumbs
Damn. It's hard to express how impressed by am, by the incredible vocals and by this newly discovered composer. Wonderful!
@asmerom3025
A joy to behold ; magical,marvellous mesmeric. A truly wonderful experience created by these dedicated musicians.
@johannesockeghem6299
Hühnerhaut, was für ein Werk und eine gute Interpretation, bravo!
@sacsfl
Thank you
@jurgenbuschmann9867
Umwerfend! Glückshormone. Erhöhter Puls. 🥺
@hansstaartjes2093
what a beautiful performance of Brumel's terrae motus, by some amazing singers!
@hansstaartjes2093
to achieve this sort of polyphony must have cost you many hours of practice. It's hard to believe this is the sound of 12 human voices!
@ecologicaladam7262
Beautiful performance... and what a gorgeous setting 👍🤗