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12 years, 2 months ago at Feb 14 12:34
This is early music performed by some major talent, The Hilliard Ensemble, but there have been some liberties taken, most notably the addition of Jan Garbarek's saxophone. For the most part, this odd combination works, lending atmospheric and meditative touches to the structured vocal chants. At some points, though, the saxophone becomes an over-powering presence, just on the cusp of being intrusi... read more
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What is this music? Fundamentally, it's an exploration of what happens when an improvisatory instrumental voice (saxophone) is placed into the world of early vocal music--which has elements of both improvisation and formal structure. In reality, it's an adventure in which the four male voices of the Hilliard Ensemble travel the 14th- and 15th-century territory of Morales and Dufay, visit the 12th century of Perotin, and roam even earlier ages of plainchant, accompanied by the always sensitive and tasteful--and often astonishing--saxophone improvisations of jazz master Jan Garbarek. Sometimes, these new melodies simply acco
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Manufacturer: Ecm Records
Release date: 16 November 1999
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0028944536928 UPC: 028944536928
Release date: 16 November 1999
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0028944536928 UPC: 028944536928
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