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The Brabant Ensemble Stephen Rice - A Monk's Life [CD]

The Brabant Ensemble Stephen Rice - A Monk's Life [CD]

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As the monasteries of the German-speaking countries emerged from the ravages of the Reformation, they found themselves in quite a different religious landscape. Gone were the days of absentee abbots who preferred hunting to chanting, or illiterate monks who feasted rather than fasted. In the wake of the Council of Trent, monks and nuns, friars and sisters, were expected to contribute to the religious regeneration of the Catholic Church, and to find a new sense of purpose for their cloistered existence. Music played an important part in this project, both as a tool of monastic discipline and as a source of spiritual joy. In a healthy religious institution the daily round of prayers, the Liturgy of the Hours, was sung diligently and devoutly with the correct melodies. Monks brushed up their skills in writing chant books, nuns introduced the Roman breviary, and novice masters and mistresses spent hours teaching the boys and girls Latin and singing. Towards the end of the sixteenth century many religious orders, especially the Benedictines and Augustinians, embraced polyphonic music for the celebration of solemn feasts, with singing, organ playing and even instruments. Masses, motets and Magnificats by renowned contemporary composers—and a good number of talented monks as well—not only adorned the sacred spaces for the greater glory of God, but also reached out to the people beyond the cloister. Music was intertwined with the monastic existence, and this album, entitled A monk's life, charts the life cycle of a monk through the music he might have heard, sung or composed.

'Another super release from The Brabant Ensemble under their founder Stephen Rice to add to their growing and estimable back catalogue. I hope the project gets the success it deserves.' – Music Web International

Gramophone Editor's Choice: 'In terms of performance this is superb – the singers constantly move between overlapping, sumptuous arsn perfecta polyphony to quick-witted, snappy homophony, and they do it at every juncture with great style and fluency.'

'the music here is exceptionally varied, often florid and requiring no little agility. Its not insubstantial challenges are masterfully met by the admirable Brabant Ensemble.' – BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)

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As the monasteries of the German-speaking countries emerged from the ravages of the Reformation, they found themselves in quite a different religious landscape. Gone were the days of absentee abbots who preferred hunting to chanting, or illiterate monks who feasted rather than fasted. In the wake of the Council of Trent, monks and nuns, friars and sisters, were expected to contribute to the religious regeneration of the Catholic Church, and to find a new sense of purpose for their cloistered existence. Music played an important part in this project, both as a tool of monastic discipline and as a source of spiritual joy. In a healthy religious institution the daily round of prayers, the Liturgy of the Hours, was sung diligently and devoutly with the correct melodies. Monks brushed up their skills in writing chant books, nuns introduced the Roman breviary, and novice masters and mistresses spent hours teaching the boys and girls Latin and singing. Towards the end of the sixteenth century many religious orders, especially the Benedictines and Augustinians, embraced polyphonic music for the celebration of solemn feasts, with singing, organ playing and even instruments. Masses, motets and Magnificats by renowned contemporary composers—and a good number of talented monks as well—not only adorned the sacred spaces for the greater glory of God, but also reached out to the people beyond the cloister. Music was intertwined with the monastic existence, and this album, entitled A monk's life, charts the life cycle of a monk through the music he might have heard, sung or composed.

'Another super release from The Brabant Ensemble under their founder Stephen Rice to add to their growing and estimable back catalogue. I hope the project gets the success it deserves.' – Music Web International

Gramophone Editor's Choice: 'In terms of performance this is superb – the singers constantly move between overlapping, sumptuous arsn perfecta polyphony to quick-witted, snappy homophony, and they do it at every juncture with great style and fluency.'

'the music here is exceptionally varied, often florid and requiring no little agility. Its not insubstantial challenges are masterfully met by the admirable Brabant Ensemble.' – BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)

Track Listing

Sponsa Dei I. Sponsa Dei

II. Hic te collaudat

De vita religiosa

Deus in adiutorium

Magnificat super Si ignoras te I. Magnificat anima mea - Et exsultavit

II. Quia respexit - Quia fecit

III. Et misericordia eius - Fecit potentiam

IV. Deposuit potentes - Esurientes implevit

V. Suscepit Israel - Sicut locutus est

VI. Gloria Patri - Sicut erat in principio

Agimus tibi gratias

Wer wollt den Wein nit lieben?

Sacrificate sacrificium iustitiae I. Sacrificate sacrificium iustitiae

II. Immola Deo

Missa super Veni in hortum meum I. Kyrie

II. Gloria in excelsis Deo

III. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere

Os iusti

Missa super Veni in hortum meum IV. Credo in unum Deum

V. Et incarnatus est

VI. Sanctus

VII. Benedictus

VIII. Osanna

IX. Agnus Dei

Veni Creator Spiritus

Vana salus hominis I. Vana salus hominis / Dominus mihi adiutor

II. Nil igitur / Dominus mihi adiutor

In te Domine speravi

Quis rutilat Triadis?

Aeterno laudanda choro

Details
  • Genre: Classical
  • Product Type: CD
  • Barcode: 34571284477
  • Release Date: May 31, 2025
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