Early music
Apr 22, 2017 12:59:36 GMT -5
Post by dedran on Apr 22, 2017 12:59:36 GMT -5
Any early music fans here? Dungeon synth is partially responsible for my curiosity regarding authentic music from times past. I think a lot of people hear some Renaissance-era madrigals or Gregorian chant and get the wrong idea (not that there's anything at all wrong with that stuff). It doesn't exactly help that a lot of secular music was never written down, so it's pretty much lost forever.
Anyway, I love early music. It's a bit more relaxing and free-form (at least rhythmically) than dungeon synth, and the lack of modern musical ideas or textures can make it a little hard to digest sometimes. But feel free to post examples of early music that you enjoy here, or discuss what about it you like, if you want.
Some of my favorite early composers are Perotin, Guillaume de Machaut, Walther von der Vogelweide, Thomas Tallis, Adrian Willaert, Michael Praetorius, and for later-era music, there are some amazing lute pieces by Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger. Modern groups that play this music include the Unicorn Ensemble, Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble Organum (amazing and often radical interpretations of chants), Trio Mediaeval, and Piffaro. David Munrow is often credited with reviving interest in early music in the general public back in the 1960's.
Anyway, as much as I love chant, lute pieces, or the sound of the harp, I figured I'd make this post while focusing on some vaguely dungeon synth-sounding pieces. They're very difficult to find, and they're not quite as dark or intense as the best of dungeon synth, but they're amazing pieces nonetheless. I imagine that darker music might have existed in pre-Christian times, especially war music before a major battle, where the Celtic carnyx or the Scandinavian lur might have been used.
Anyway, without further ado:
Guillaume de Machaut's Gloria, from Messe de Notre Dame, performed by Ensemble Organum:
Thomas Tallis' third mode melody, set for Why Fum'th in Fight:
Dances by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Ulsamer Collegium:
A really cool YouTube channel by a guy who does early music for a living under the alias Crumhorn Consort has some nice stuff. Here's a piece by Michael Praetorius:
Caro Ortolano by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by David Munrow:
An example of an organ piece for an older style organ:
Harpsichord piece by Adrian Willaert:
As an added bonus, the war sound of the lur from the Nordic Bronze Age in all its spine-tingling glory:
Anyway, I love early music. It's a bit more relaxing and free-form (at least rhythmically) than dungeon synth, and the lack of modern musical ideas or textures can make it a little hard to digest sometimes. But feel free to post examples of early music that you enjoy here, or discuss what about it you like, if you want.
Some of my favorite early composers are Perotin, Guillaume de Machaut, Walther von der Vogelweide, Thomas Tallis, Adrian Willaert, Michael Praetorius, and for later-era music, there are some amazing lute pieces by Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger. Modern groups that play this music include the Unicorn Ensemble, Hilliard Ensemble, Ensemble Organum (amazing and often radical interpretations of chants), Trio Mediaeval, and Piffaro. David Munrow is often credited with reviving interest in early music in the general public back in the 1960's.
Anyway, as much as I love chant, lute pieces, or the sound of the harp, I figured I'd make this post while focusing on some vaguely dungeon synth-sounding pieces. They're very difficult to find, and they're not quite as dark or intense as the best of dungeon synth, but they're amazing pieces nonetheless. I imagine that darker music might have existed in pre-Christian times, especially war music before a major battle, where the Celtic carnyx or the Scandinavian lur might have been used.
Anyway, without further ado:
Guillaume de Machaut's Gloria, from Messe de Notre Dame, performed by Ensemble Organum:
Thomas Tallis' third mode melody, set for Why Fum'th in Fight:
Dances by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by Ulsamer Collegium:
A really cool YouTube channel by a guy who does early music for a living under the alias Crumhorn Consort has some nice stuff. Here's a piece by Michael Praetorius:
Caro Ortolano by Giorgio Mainerio, performed by David Munrow:
An example of an organ piece for an older style organ:
Harpsichord piece by Adrian Willaert:
As an added bonus, the war sound of the lur from the Nordic Bronze Age in all its spine-tingling glory: