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The cardabelle is the emblematic thistle of Larzac, open like a sun at ground level. It is nailed to the doors, as it has the property of closing when the rain hits it and it serves as a barometer. Perhaps there is a pagan transposition of the vision of Christ nailed to the cross. On the other hand, the image of the dry thistle circling in all winds was used several times by Max Rouquette to speak of the exiles.
Jean GOLGEVIT has tried to be as faithful as possible to the rhythm and the sounds of this language with always the concern which is his that all the voices be singing and, in this case, to give the melody also to the alti.
Max ROUQUETTE was born in 1908 in Argilliers, in the Hérault region of France, and is considered one of the greatest writers of Occitan expression and, beyond that, one of the major authors of the 20th century. Translated into several languages, studied in American Universities and nominated several times for the Nobel Prize for Literature, Max Rouquette died on 24 June 2005 in Montpellier.
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This sheet music is based on a text used with plainsong. The melody of the version composed by Jacques Guyader is probably based on a Cistercian tradition. He said that one day, he had been particularly moved by a sheet music included in a plainsong booklet and that he decided to draw his work for mixed choirs from it. It is a difficult sheet music but very interesting and enjoyable to work up. Jacques Guyader was born in 1943 in Le Havre. He studied science at the university, and he says he learned music by himself. He began choral practicing when he was 45 as a baritone in the choir Chanlumière in Vichy. He studied harmony and composition in Tours. He mostly composed sacred and secular choral songs, including a Requiem for choirs, soloists and organs and a Christmas cantata for choirs, soloists, organs, harps and drums.
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This sheet music was composed by Clément Janequin for four voices. It was published by Pierre Attaignant in 1529. This is one of the most sung songs of the composer, that’s why we published a new version of it with today’s norms and customs from this type of repertoire. It is very close to contemporary dances and songs. The declamation of the text is made by three or four voices alternates with a note to note counterpoint. The writing is vertical, and the voices don’t imitate each other. This is a sheet music with the joyful atmosphere typical of May.
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