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Cipriano de Rore Parody Mass

Lucie Skeaping explores how Rore and Lassus paid a compliment to Josquin by using material from his Praeter rerum seriem in their own music. With a recording by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers.

Josquin's motet - Praeter rerum seriem - proved to be very popular with younger composers of 16th century and in this programme Lucie Skeaping takes a look at how two of them - Cipriano de Rore and Roland de Lassus - paid a compliment to Josquin by using material from the motet in their own music. Nowadays song writers and composers "sample" music from elsewhere all the time but the idea is not a new one. "Parody" masses were very popular in the 16th century, sometimes being controversial in the choice of material if it was not sacred. De Rore's mass and a Magnificat by Lassus, along with the original Josquin motet, have been specially recorded for the Early Music Show by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers conducted by Peter Phillips, who talks to Lucie Skeaping about why this music fascinates him.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Aug 2013 13:00

Music Played

  • Josquin des Prez

    Motet: Praeter rerum seriem for 6 voices

    Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, Peter Phillips (director)

    • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ recording.
  • Cipriano de Rore

    Missa Praeter rerum serium for 7 voices [on Josquin's motet]

    Performers: Edward Goater (tenor), Adrian Peacock (bass), ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, Peter Phillips (director)

    • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ recording.
  • Orlande de Lassus

    Magnificat Praeter rerum seriem [secundi toni] for 6 voices [after Josquin's motet]

    Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, Peter Phillips (director)

    • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ recording.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Motet: Praeter rerum seriem for 6 voices

  • Cipriano de Rore

    Missa Praeter rerum serium for 7 voices

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Magnificat Praeter rerum seriem [secundi toni] for 6 voices

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Aug 2013 13:00

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