Monday, October 24, 2011

Guillaume Dufay - Nuper rosarum flores

recording

This song was written for the consecration of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. It was consecrated under the direction of Pope Eugenius IV on March 25, 1436.

The composer is Guillame Dufay,a Franco-Flemish composer of the early Renaissance.  This is a very beautiful piece.  A unique feature of this performance is that in the middle an instrument (maybe a horn) begins playing the bass part.

I enjoyed this piece very much.

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