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Anonymous: Early Music by Unknown ComposersVarious Artists
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What a novel idea! Under the aegis of Naxos producer Colin J. Rae and annotator Dean Brierly, here is a two-disc compilation dedicated to the works of the most prolific composer of all time: Anonymous. There are lots of reasons why musical works come down through history without attribution; in the earliest days of notation, sacred compositions themselves were viewed as being the result of a collective for a collective purpose, and it was rare for a composer—or even a scribe—to affix his or her name to such a production. As musical works became associated more definitively with the hands that crafted them, the names gradually began to appear, though it was a long process and Anonymous works are still relatively common into the seventeenth century; it took a long time for the cult of the composer in Western music to become truly established. Music publishing had an important effect on this development because it was discovered that a work attached to a composer's name—particularly that of a successful composer—was more commercial than one that didn't have a composer at all. This led to a cottage industry of Anonymous music attributed to big name composers—Franz Joseph Haydn was a frequent victim of the practice—who had never seen the scores appearing under their names. But in this release, Naxos doesn't take the story quite so far; electing to end its survey of Anonymous at about 1700, and indeed, by this time the named composer was pretty much the rule of law; in manuscript copies a name was supplied to works—often wrongly—even if there was no name known. By virtue of restricting to such compass—mainly the Medieval and Renaissance eras—Naxos is able to showcase its wide variety of outstanding offerings in regard to music of these periods. The sequencing of the 48 Anonymous works presented is pleasant and easy to follow, and the performers represented are for the most part truly great ones—Tonus Peregrinus, Ensemble Unicorn, Oni Wytars Ensemble, Rose Consort of Viols, and so forth. The only real shortcomings of the modest package—which fetches a price point of two for the cost of a disc and a half—is that we are not informed which albums the tracks are taken from, and the detailed tracklisting on the back of the jewel case is printed in a very small typeface that's hard to read. The titles and timings listing on the back of the outer slipcase is a little easier to read, but that of course doesn't tell us who is performing what; nevertheless, this time it didn't have to be cluttered up with a lot of composer names! An amusing liner note, provided by Brierly, posits a "biography" for Anonymous in a slightly tongue-in-cheek manner that is delightful and amusing. While we may never know who wrote the music on Naxos' Anonymous, it serves its purpose well as a quirky yet comprehensive collection of Naxos' early music recordings and is a bounty of music to boot.
© Uncle Dave Lewis , All Music Guide
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© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
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Sephardic Traditional ComposerAvrix mi galanica (Let Me In, My Love) Work |
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| 1 | Avrix mi galanica (Let Me In, My Love) | 3:21 |
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| 2 | Ich tät mir auserwählen (I chose for myself) | 2:11 |
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Tonus Peregrinus Ensemble
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| 3 | Se grasse / Cum venerint / Ite missa est, motet | 1:32 |
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Josquin Des Prez ComposerCueurs desolez (a5) Work
Capilla Flamenca Chorus/Choir
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| 4 | Cueurs desolez (a5) | 3:44 |
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Croatian Traditional ComposerBog se rodi va Betleme Work |
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| 5 | Bog se rodi va Betleme | 3:56 |
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Anonymous, Italian ComposerBiance flour Work |
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| 6 | Biance flour | 3:30 |
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Nicolas Gombert ComposerPlus oultre, for 2 lutes Work
Capilla Flamenca Chorus/Choir
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| 7 | Plus oultre, for 2 lutes | 2:40 |
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Alfonso X (el Sabio) ComposerWork(s) Work |
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| 8 | Cantiga de Santa Maria No.77 & 119 | 2:22 |
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| 9 | Den III. ende - VI. Ronde - Quatre Branles, for ensemble ("Inden Cromhorn") | 2:54 |
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| 10 | Eya Martyr Stephane, carol for 2 voices | 2:38 |
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Anonymous, German ComposerSancta Maria wohn uns bei, hymn Work
Ciaramella Ensemble
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| 11 | Sancta Maria wohn uns bei, hymn | 2:36 |
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| 12 | Pascha Nostrum, alleluia in mode 7 (Mass for Easter Sunday) (GR 197) | 2:33 |
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| 13 | Der Gestreifft Danntz - der Gassenhauer darauff, for lute | 2:04 |
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Ciaramella Ensemble
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| 14 | Untitled work, for ensemble (from D-Mbs Mus. Ms. 3154) | 1:42 |
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Anonymous, Carmina Burana ComposerClauso chronos, CB 73 Work |
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| 15 | Clauso chronos, CB 73 | 3:07 |
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| 16 | Esta montaña d'enfrente (This Mountain in Front) | 3:33 |
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English Traditional ComposerGreensleeves Work |
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| 17 | Greensleeves | 1:13 |
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Tonus Peregrinus Ensemble
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| 18 | Agnus Dei | 1:41 |
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Chant, Ambrosian ComposerVenite, benedicti patris mei, introit Work |
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| 19 | Venite, benedicti patris mei, introit | 1:46 |
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Sephardic Traditional ComposerSa'dâwî Work |
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| 20 | Sa'dâwî | 2:08 |
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Anonymous, German ComposerMein Herz in hohen Freuden ist, hymn Work
Ciaramella Ensemble
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| 21 | Mein Herz in hohen Freuden ist, hymn | 2:36 |
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| 22 | Den I, II. ende - III. Gaillarde, for ensemble ("Inden Cromhorn") | 2:02 |
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Chant, Ambrosian ComposerSi quis sermonem, psallenda Work |
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| 23 | Si quis sermonem, psallenda | 1:25 |
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Anonymous ComposerApud Dominum (antiphona) - Psalmus 129 Work |
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| 24 | Apud Dominum (antiphona) - Psalmus 129 | 4:21 |
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Peire Cardenal ComposerBujo (instrumental) Work
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Maria Lafitte Performer,
Ensemble Unicorn Ensemble,
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| 25 | Bujo (instrumental) | 2:44 |
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English Traditional ComposerRobin Hood & Maid Marian Work |
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| 26 | Robin Hood & Maid Marian | 4:29 |
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Anonymous, French ComposerTourdion Work
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| 27 | Tourdion | 1:23 |
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Turkish Traditional ComposerDüdül Work |
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| 1 | Düdül | 2:38 |
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Anonymous, Codex Faenza ComposerUntitled (Codex Faenza) Work |
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| 2 | Untitled (Codex Faenza) | 2:20 |
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Arabic-Andalusian Traditional ComposerJalla man, hymn Work
Ensemble Oni Wytars Ensemble
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| 3 | Jalla man, hymn | 4:07 |
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Anonymous, Carmina Burana ComposerBacche, bene venies, CB 200 Work |
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| 4 | Bacche, bene venies, CB 200 | 5:55 |
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Gregorian Chant ComposerAlma Redemptoris Mater (Marian antiphon) Work |
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| 5 | Alma Redemptoris Mater (Marian antiphon) | 6:26 |
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Anonymous, German ComposerAlma chorus / O du arme Judas, motet Work
Ciaramella Ensemble
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| 6 | Alma chorus / O du arme Judas, motet | 2:18 |
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Anonymous ComposerDen hoboecken dans Work
Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense Ensemble
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| 7 | Den hoboecken dans | 1:47 |
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Macedonian Traditional ComposerNevestinko oro Work |
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| 8 | Nevestinko oro | 3:17 |
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| 9 | In nomine | 3:50 |
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Anonymous ComposerRequiem aeternam (introitus) - Kyrie Work |
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| 10 | Requiem aeternam (introitus) - Kyrie | 3:53 |
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Anonymous ComposerKyrie Eleison Work
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| 11 | Kyrie Eleison | 3:17 |
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Anonymous ComposerQuant voi la florette, Motet Work |
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| 12 | Quant voi la florette, Motet | 4:01 |
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Jewish Traditional ComposerKeh Moshe, chant Work
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| 13 | Keh Moshe, chant | 1:46 |
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Gregorian Chant ComposerAurora Lucis, hymn for Easter Work |
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| 14 | Aurora Lucis, hymn for Easter | 2:28 |
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Ensemble Oni Wytars Ensemble,
Peter Rabanza Performer,
Maria Lafitte Performer,
Ensemble Unicorn Ensemble,
Michael Posch Conductor
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| 15 | Domna, pos vos ay chausida | 2:25 |
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| 16 | Den III., I. ende - VI. Ronde, for ensemble ("Inden Cromhorn") | 2:28 |
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Anonymous, French ComposerJay grant espoir Work |
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| 17 | Jay grant espoir | 2:48 |
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Anonymous ComposerGreensleeves (Balcarres Lute Book) Work |
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| 18 | Greensleeves (Balcarres Lute Book) | 2:25 |
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Pierre Attaingnant ComposerBasse Danse "La Magdalena" Work
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| 19 | Basse Danse "La Magdalena" | 2:51 |
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Anonymous ComposerO Deathe, Rock Me A-Sleepe Work |
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| 20 | O Deathe, Rock Me A-Sleepe | 4:24 |
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Sephardic Traditional ComposerPartos trocados (Babes Exchanged) Work |
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| 21 | Partos trocados (Babes Exchanged) | 5:54 |
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