Jacob Obrecht (1457/1458 – late July, 1505) was a Flemish composer of the R… Read Full Bio ↴Jacob Obrecht (1457/1458 – late July, 1505) was a Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was the most famous composer of masses in Europe in the late 15th century, only being eclipsed by Josquin Desprez after his death, and in addition wrote many motets and songs.
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5 Antiphonae
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@petretepner8027
Wow! Obrecht at his nerdiest! In all seriousness, if you played that to me "blind", I could easily believe it was from a good half-century before. Might it be a didactic piece, showing his students how to do 2-part counterpoint? Just a wild guess, but thanks for taking the trouble of deciphering it and learning to play it for us.
@sferaensemble2772
hahaha awesome comment. I agree! And anyway I was wondering if that whole section of duos in Sevovia is didactic. at least for me nowadays it has that function as we use these examples (many by tinctoris) to learn how to improvise a 2nd part to a cf. :D
Thank you so much for this recording! I really like the way you show the manuscript (intrigueing and didactic :D) and besides that I now consider to perform it on friday as an introduction to the 3 part regina caeli by Compère.
@99jdave99
really weird but interesting piece, I like all the polyrhythms and weird metric stuff
@JordanAlexanderKey
Yes, I agree. It's no masterwork, but I don't think it was supposed to be. I actually think it might be pedagogical, teaching various mensural possibilities and transformations. I was fascinated by the stylistically unusual rhythms (atypical for almost all Renaissance repertoire from the late 15th century). When I found the music, I was so disappointed (and rather surprised) to discover that no performance recording existed. Furthermore, there seemed to be no evidence that the piece had ever been performed. So, I set to learning it on the pipe organ. It was a unique and enjoyable challenge.
@patrickleboeuf2796
Wow!
@JordanAlexanderKey
It's a strange gem from Obrecht's oeuvre, certainly. Rather atypical for almost all repertoire from the 15th century. There are a few more rhythmic oddities like this piece, which I have come across, which I hope to learn and post as well in the upcoming months. Stay tuned!
@patrickleboeuf2796
I will!