Je voy le bon tens venir: Polyphonies & danses autour de 1400

Featuring

François Lazarevitch
Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien
Anonymous
Guillaume Dufay
(Jean) Solage
Jacob de Senleches

Matheus de Perusio
Adam de la Halle
Ténor de Guido

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Compositional Technique

Medieval music used 'hauts' (loud) instruments like trumpets and shawms for outdoor, ceremonial, and dance music, while 'bas' (soft) instruments like plucked or bowed strings were for intimate settings.

Album & Artwork

This album, "Je voy le bon tens venir," is the sixth volume in a series titled "1000 ans de cornemuse en France" (1000 years of bagpipes in France).

Performer Biography

François Lazarevitch, the director of Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, plays various flutes, bagpipes, and organetto on this recording, including a bansuri flute from India.

Historical Context

Medieval music, like all art of the Middle Ages, combined innovation with tradition and experimentation with adherence to authority, often using allusions and ambiguities.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Paris at the Notre Dame de Bon Secours chapel from November 30 to December 3, 2011.

Composition History

The theme of Robin and Marion, a pastoral story featuring a shepherdess and her lover, originated with the Gascon troubadour Marcabru between 1130 and 1150.

Historical Context

The Middle Ages were a cosmopolitan era with significant travel and cultural exchange across Europe, leading to French musical styles being cultivated alongside local traditions.