Lilius, Franciszek - "Missa Brevissima" for Winds & Strings Vents & Orchestre Cordes |
Compositeur : | Lilius, Franciszek (1600 - 1657) | ||
Instrumentation : | Vents & Orchestre Cordes | ||
Genre : | Renaissance | ||
Arrangeur : Editeur : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Droit d'auteur : | Public Domain | ||
Ajoutée par magataganm, 11 Avr 2020 Franciszek (Franciscus) Lilius (c.1600 – 1657) was a Polish composer, a descendant of the Italian Giglis family. He significantly contributed to the musical culture of Warsaw in the 17th century. He was a member of the royal orchestra in Krakow, and assumed the post of master of the cathedral orchestra in 1630 . There, in Kraków, he spent the next 25 years of his life working as a composer, conductor and organiser of musical life. The extant works of Lilius comprise about 20 pieces, composed mostly in the prima prattica technique. The best among them include the Missa Brevissima, Missa tempore Paschali, and the motet Surrexit Christus Hodie. He remained head of the cathedral orchestra from 1630 until his death in 1657. Missa brevis (plural: Missae breves) is Latin for "short Mass" with "Missa Brevissima" meaning "The Shortest Mass". The term usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out, or because its execution time is relatively short. The concise approach is found in the mostly syllabic settings of the 16th century, and in the custom of "telescoping" (or simultaneous singing by different voices) in 18th-century masses. After the period when all church music was performed a cappella, a short execution time usually also implied modest forces for performance, that is: apart from Masses in the "brevis et solemnis" genre. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciszek_Lilius). Although originally created for Double Chorus (SATB SATB), I created this Interpretation of the Missa Brevissima (The Shortest Mass) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello). |