Une Fête Chez Rabelais: Songs & Instrumental Pieces from the First Half of the 16th Century - Ensemble Clément Janequin

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The ribald humor and over-the-top tall tales of François Rabelais are the sort of material that Dominique Visse and the Ensemble Clément Janequin, the preeminent comedians of the early-music world, would find irresistible. Here Visse, five singers, and five instrumentalists pay tribute to Rabelais in a fabulously raucous program including the expected bawdy ballads, a drinking song by the monks of the fictitious "Order of St. Babouyn" (precursors of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence?), a tune about why not to eat pork (don't ask), and a song about ugly breasts so scurrilous that Harmonia Mundi didn't print translations. (There are also several serious chansons, including lovely renditions of Gombert's famous Mille regretz and Je prens congie.) Be advised: many of the texts whiz by so fast that non-native French speakers will miss most of the words, let alone the jokes; still, the singers communicate the spirit of the music very clearly. (Another entertaining record is Ensemble Convivencia's Bayeux Manuscript disc, which features songs actually quoted by Rabelais.) Matthew Westphal

Une Fête Chez Rabelais: Songs & Instrumental Pieces from the First Half of the 16th Century - Ensemble Clément Janequin, Music, Loyset Compere, Pierre de LaRue, Claudin de Sermisy, Nicolas Gombert, Ninot le Petit, Anonymous, Guiard, Vermont Primus, Adrian Willaert, Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement), Nicolle des Celliers d' Hesdin, Josquin Desprez, Matthaeus Pipelare, Pierre Certon, Henry Fresneau, Gabriel Coste, Eric Bellocq, Bruno Boterf, Malcolm Bothwell, Vincent Bouchot, Marc Busnel, Francois Fauche, Matthieu Lusson, Ensemble Clément Janequin, Baroque Individual Dance Movement for Orchestra, Chamber Music & Recitals, Chanson, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Music, Mass Section, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Orchestral, Part Song/Glee/Music for Unaccompanied Voices, Vocal

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Une Fête Chez Rabelais: Songs & Instrumental Pieces from the First Half of the 16th Century - Ensemble Clément Janequin Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement) , Nicolle des Celliers d' Hesdin , Josquin Desprez , Matthaeus Pipelare , Pierre Certon , Henry Fresneau , Gabriel Coste , Eric Bellocq , Bruno Boterf , Malcolm Bothwell , Vincent Bouchot , Marc Busnel , Francois Fauche , Matthieu Lusson , and Ensemble Clément Janequin Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande Gombert, Nicolas | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000078V Release Date: 1995-01-17

Tracks:

1. Nous sommes de l'ordre de Saint Babouyn
2. Autant en emporte le vent
3. Je ne menge point de porc
4. Mille regres
5. N'as tu poinct mis ton hault bonnet
6. Vien tost
7. La Brosse, basse danse pour violes
8. Or oiez les introites de taverne
9. Ce n'est pas trop
10. Dessus le marche darras
11. Puisqu' ainsi est
12. Las il n'a nul mal
13. Les je m'y plains, piece d'orgue
14. Je prens congies
15. Une fillette bien gorriere
16. Imcessament suis triste et doloreux
17. Ramonez moy ma cheminee
18. Du laid tetin
19. Scaramella
20. Pavane et Gagliarde de 'La Guerre' pour violes
21. Fors seulement
22. La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire
23. Souspir d'amours, pensee de plaisir
24. Celle fillette a qui le tetin point
25. A bien grant tort
26. La Fricassee

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