The Early Music Legend

Notre Dame Period (c.1160-c.1250) Organa by Leonin and Perotin Ars antiqua (c.1250-c.1320) Codex Bamberg Motets and instrumental pieces from the Codex Montpellier Ars nova (c.1320-c.1400) Roman de Fauvel ; Codex Ivrea Motets by Machaut and the Codex Chantilly Recorded in 1975. Includes full texts with English translations. Review from THE FLYING INKPOT The Early Music Consort of London directed by David Munrow DEUTSCHE GRAMOPHON Archiv Produktion Codex 453 185 2 discs [67'16" + 72'04"] mid-price reissue by Chia Han-Leon "Music of the Gothic Era" traces the history of polyphonic music based on plainsong (single line of vocal melody, in free rhythm, whose highest form is Gregorian chant) from the early 12th to the end of the 14th centuries. The first disc begins with four organa duplum of the Notre Dame Period by the 12th century French composer Léonin , who lived c.1135-c.1201. He is known only from the writings of an English theori...

The following may be of interest. Sound Recording Reviews Rick. Anderson From: Notes Volume 59, Number 4, June 2003 pp. 963-968 | 10.1353/not.2003.0048 In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Notes 59.4 (2003) 963-968 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting   (2003) 963-968  FREE    end_of_the_skype_highlighting For information about the scope of this column, consult the headnote in the September 2002 issue (p. 136 of this volume). Music of the Gothic Era. Early Music Consort of London/David Munrow. Archiv 471 731-2, 2002. The historical significance of this recording renders it, in some ways, impervious to criticism—love it or hate it, every library needs to own a copy. At the time of its original release in 1976, Music of the Gothic Era was met with both lavish praise and cranky denigration, with some justification on both sides. Yes, the singers were of the highest caliber and their energy and skill combined to create what was...