TY  - SOUND
AU  - Fleagle, John.
AU  - Ensemble PAN
AU  - Ensemble Pan
AU  - Crawford Young
AU  - Karen Clark
AU  - Karen ClarkYoung
AU  - Laurie Monahan
AU  - Margaret Raines
AU  - Michael Collver
AU  - Peter Becker
AU  - Steven Lundahl
TI  - The Island of St. Hylarion: Music of Cyprus - 1413-1422
SN  - B000000R2Y
AV  - MCD 003258 
PB  - New Albion Records
KW  - Classical
N1  - Before you decide to say "no thanks" to music written by  anonymous composers on the island of Cyprus in the early 15th century, just wait  one minute. Forget the historical references and consider these vocal and  instrumental works as music that can be loved first for its pure and uplifting  sonorities. When you hear the perfect blend of instruments (vielles, lute, slide  trumpet) and voices (countertenor, tenor, and mezzo-soprano), you'll find  yourself drawn into a very pleasant adventure that musically isn't as far afield  as you might expect. Beginning with the occupation of Cyprus by Richard the Lion  Hearted in 1198, a procession of Western rulers and visitors brought polyphonic  music to the island. A manuscript now residing in Turin, but written in early  15th-century Cyprus, is the source for the pieces performed on this disc. The  variety and quality of the music is astonishing--well worth an extended visit.; 1.Contre dolour (rondeau)
2.Tousjours (canonic rondeau)
3.Aspre Fortune (ballade)
4.Qui de Fortune (ballade)
5.Je prens d'amour (virelai)
6.Bonne e belle (instrumental)
7.Qui n'a le cuer (rondeau)
8.J'ai mon cuer (ballade)
9.J'ai maintes fois (ballade)
10.Moult fort me plaist (ballade)
11.Danse d'Abroz (instrumental)
12.Pymalion qui moult subtilz estoit (ballade)
13.Da magne Pater (motet)/Si doucement (ballade)
14.Anna parens matris (antiphon)/Alma parens nata/O Maria stella maris (motet)
15.O Virgo virginum (antiphon)/O sacra virgo virginum/Tu nati nata suscipe (motet)
16.Hodie Christus natus est (antiphon)/Hodi peur nascitur/Homo martalis firmiter (motet)
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