This program covers the patronage of the Dukes of Burgundy and the Kings of France, and the continued influence of the Church. It shows how music, like philosophy, moved away from the elaborate formality of the Gothic and, like architecture, sought new and purer forms. Music of Binchois, Ockeghem, Josquin des Pres, Palestrina, de Lassus, Tromboncino, and Gabrieli is performed by the Schütz Choir, Emma Kirkby and the New London Consort. Contents include excerpts from: Dufays Ce Moys de Mai; Binchois Deuill Angoisseurs; Ockeghems Requiem Mass; Josquins Nymphe des Bois, Je Ne Me Puis, and Scaramella; Taverners Oh Wilhelme, Pastor Bone; Andrea Gabrielis Ricercare; Palestrinas Aeterna Christi Muneri and Sicut Cervus; Victorias Domine Non Sum Dignus; two Milán pieces for vihuela; Tromboncinos Ite in Pace, Sospir Fieri; Claudins Las, Je My Plains; Lassus La Nuit froide et sombre; Giovanni Gabrielis Omnes Gentes. (60 minutes)
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