Musica, Cur Siles? - Stefan Steinemann - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Musica, cur siles? Of music and silence. Musica, cur siles? (Music, why are you silent?) This question is heard in the first part ofthe motet Quid dabit oculis and at first the situation seems paradoxical, as the words aresung and played. However, the realisation of what has been sung follows immediately, asthe question is immediately followed by a pause in all four voices – the first general pausesince the beginning of the piece. What is the reason for this silence? The motet, which waswritten by the Italian composer Costanzo Festa (around 1485/1490–1545), is a composition of mourning for Anne de Bretagne, who died as Queen of France in January 1514. Themourning is expressed in its text by the mentioning of the mourning robe as well as theweeping and lamentation, but the emotional low point is the cessation of the music emp-hasised by the question. In addition to the silencing of the voices, this certainly also alludesto the music that functioned as an important means of representation in the Middle Agesand the early modern period: the sound of trumpets and timpani, which loudly proclaimedthe presence of the ruler. Conversely, the silence of the funeral procession symbolises theabsence of the ruler, which can also be perceived acoustically.

Tracklist

1. Quis Dabit Oculis 05:02
2. Redeuntes In Mi 02:10
3. Fortuna Desperata 02:38
4. Ach Gott Straf Mich Nit 02:27
5. Hor an Mein Klag 02:12
6. Praeambulum In Far 00:37
7. Was Wird Es Doch 06:43
8. Tandernaken Duett 03:04
9. Ade Mit Leid 02:51
10. Dueil Angoisseux 03:12
11. Tart Ara 02:42
12. Ach Elslein 03:02
13. Andernach Uf Dem Rhin 03:20
14. La Serviteur 02:24
15. Franc Cuer Gentil 01:55
16. Herzliebstes Bild 05:52
17. Ma Doulce Amour 02:43
18. O Venus Bant 01:40
19. In Silentio Et Spe 05:33

Label: Perfect Noise | Origin: Holland