J.S. Bach frequently borrowed and rearranged musical material, even using a 16th-century secular song by Hans Leo Hassler for his chorale 'Befiehl du deine Wege' in the St. Matthew Passion.
Performer Biography
Nobuko Imai, the violist and violinist on this album, is the only violist to have won the highest prizes at both the Munich and Geneva International Viola Competitions.
Composition History
John Dowland's Lachrimæ Antiquæ is one of seven pavanes, known as the 'Seaven Teares,' that use the melody from his song Flow my teares.
Compositional Technique
Guillaume de Machaut's Rondeau 14, 'Ma fin est mon commencement,' features a mirror structure where musical lines retrace their steps, illustrating its text.
Composition History
Heinrich Isaac's Missa 'Chargé de Deul' is a 'contrafacta mass,' named after a popular French song also used in the work, a common practice of using secular material in church music.
Performer Biography
Mie Miki, the accordionist, began studying the accordion at age four and made her first radio broadcast at age eight.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composers on this album, including Machaut, Isaac, Dowland, and J.S. Bach, were all borrowers, adapters, and adjusters of musical material.
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