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“Tu disois que j’en mourroys” is a narrative song by Claudin de Sermisy like “Il est bel et bon” (ref. ACJ 6017) and “La plus belle de la ville” (ref. ACJ 6029). These songs are about women speaking. This sheet music is about an argument between a mother and her daughter. It shows how much girls were kept in the dark. The musical speech is written with a quick beat. The musical phrases are short and repeated by the four voices or alternating with two voices. This song requires to be performed with lively to enhance the futility and the funny aspect of the topic. The last four measures also have to be highlighted by the actor-singers.
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No. 3 of "Quatre motets" on Gregorian themes by Maurice Duruflé for mixed choir a cappella (SATB)
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This is an extract from the album “C’est le beau monde” performed by the famous Quebecois humorist, singer-songwriter, impersonator and actor Jean Lapointe. He was born in 1935 and became a Canada Senator in 2001. The songwriter is also his partner in crime Marcel Lefebvre. He wrote in 1988 that “Jean Lapointe nous élève sur les hauteurs d’une poésie légère sans jamais se donner des airs de penseur” (“Jean Lapointe expresses a sense of otherwordliness through his poetry but never considering himself as an intellectual.”). For verses, arrangers want you to feel free of interpreting, choosing the beat and text’s prosody. Chorus is a lot more regular, a lot tender too but without any mushiness.
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This sheet music was composed by Josquin Desprez for four voices. It is divided into two parts. This an example of short polyphonic motets based on sacramental texts that can replace the Benedictus. The text is a prayer addressed to Christ. The melody is sober and represents the supplication. The second section of the song begins with a musical and literal quote of “D’ung aultre amer” by Johannes Ockeghem. This is one of the numerous tributes paid by Josquin Desprez to his model. This mass is one of the shortest and the easiest of all that he wrote.
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