tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post5015441667980307269..comments2024-03-16T06:23:29.917-07:00Comments on The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal: EUOUAEPatrick J. Vazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-7439266346572861042011-10-30T23:07:39.207-07:002011-10-30T23:07:39.207-07:00Check out Euouae's next concert at Old First, ...Check out Euouae's next concert at Old First, November 18 2011: Obrecht, Josquin, Perotin, and 10th century chant.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533118730670116928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-81836817605606985412010-08-15T09:43:52.367-07:002010-08-15T09:43:52.367-07:00The scrabble reference was for you, as you probabl...The scrabble reference was for you, as you probably guessed. Spring that one on your competitors.<br /><br />Here's the information on Messe de Tournai from the program: ". . . a 14th century manuscript from Tournai in modern day Belgium contains the first known complete Mass ordinary to have been collected under one cover. The individual movements, which vary not only in notational system but also in compositional style, were likely composed by more than one person. However, the manuscript itself is well-worn, which suggests its having been used in the context of the sacred liturgy."<br /><br />The Wikipedia entry is here:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournai_Mass<br /><br />The earliest surviving polyphonic setting of the complete Mass ordinary by a single named composer is Guillaume de Machaut's Messe de Notre Dame, from the late 14th century. The Messe de Tournai predates that, but who knows by exactly how much.<br /><br />The survival of anything is just chance, even in our media-heavy days (think of all the silent movies that are lost, or ask any record collector about things that somehow were never recorded either officially or unofficially -- I've met people who still weep over Furtwangler's vanished Parsifal).Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-90156585455261135272010-08-15T08:05:57.141-07:002010-08-15T08:05:57.141-07:00I kind of like that there's a mystery that not...I kind of like that there's a mystery that not only the mighty internet can help us solve. I looked at dictionary.com, thinking that its very helpful pronunciation soundbites would help, but no luck. Thanks for the scrabble word, though. <br />Is there a known year on the Messe de Tournai? I'm just curious about the age of the oldest surviving polyphonic mass and wondering how it managed to survive when others didn't.Ms. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829148897581545849noreply@blogger.com