Trombones and cornets were chosen for the instrumental parts because they produce powerful yet mellow sounds, and were instruments allowed in liturgy at the time.
Interpretation
The recording features an alternatim version of the Te Deum hymn, combining Dominican chant with fragments of Krzysztof Borek's Missa Te Deum transcribed for trombones and cornet.
Historical Context
The Union of Lublin treaty, signed on July 1, 1569, created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which thrived for nearly two and a half centuries.
Composition History
The Mass ordinary on this album is Krzysztof Borek's Missa Te Deum, a little-known Renaissance composer who died around 1573 and left only two Masses.
Album & Artwork
This album is a musical 'fantasia' imagining a thanksgiving Mass that might have been celebrated after the signing of the Union of Lublin treaty in 1569.
Compositional Technique
Krzysztof Borek's Missa Te Deum uses an imitation technique where each part of the Mass ordinary contains quotes from the Te Deum hymn, woven into its polyphonic structure.
Recording & Production
Some of the instrumental music on this album, transcribed for trombones and cornet from organ tablatures, is believed to be receiving its world premiere on this CD.
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