{"product_id":"2240511","title":"Various - Musica Cur Siles? - Of Music [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe premiere recording of this special collection of very early chamber music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Musica, cur siles?' (Music, why are you silent?) This question is heard in the first part of the motet Quid dabit oculis and at first the situation seems paradoxical, as the words are sung and played. However, the realisation of what has been sung follows immediately, as the question is immediately followed by a pause in all four voices - the first general pause since the beginning of the piece. What is the reason for this silence? The motet, which waswritten by the Italian composer Costanzo Festa (around 1485\/1490-1545), is a composi-tion of mourning for Anne de Bretagne, who died as Queen of France in January 1514. The mourning is expressed in its text by the mentioning of the mourning robe as well as the weeping and lamentation, but the emotional low point is the cessation of the music emp-hasised by the question. In addition to the silencing of the voices, this certainly also alludes to the music that functioned as an important means of representation in the Middle Age and the early modern period: the sound of trumpets and timpani, which loudly proclaimed the presence of the ruler. Conversely, the silence of the funeral procession symbolises the absence of the ruler, which can also be perceived acoustically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuis dabit oculis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRedeuntes in Mi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFortuna Desperata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAch Gott straf mich nit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHor an mein Klag\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraeambulum in Far\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas wird es doch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTandernaken Duett\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAde Mit Leid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDueil angoisseux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTart Ara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAch Elslein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndernach uf dem Rhin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa serviteur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranc cuer gentil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerzliebstes Bild\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMa doulce amour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO Venus Bant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Silentio Et Spe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54421371912577,"sku":"2240511","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/0719279934113.jpg?v=1750649448","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2240511","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}