by Adémar de Chabannes, 989 - 1034
Performed by New York's Ensemble for Early Music
Frederick Renz, Director
John Alston - bass; Marshall Coid - alto/tenor; Todd Frizzell - tenor; Wayne Hankin - tenor; Wolodymyr Smishkewych - tenor; Jon Szabo - baritone
At the turn of the first millennium the Benedictine monk Adémar de Chabannes composed the stunning "Apostolic Mass for Saint Martial." Recently rediscovered and transcribed for the Ensemble's six male singers, this plainchant masterpiece is the first composition in the history of western music to be attributed to someone other than "anonymous."
Performed only once during Adémar's lifetime, the Mass for the Millennium is now vibrantly brought to life by New York's Ensemble for Early Music in this 1000 Year World Premiere!
PLAY LIST (click a selection for a 30 sec mp3 preview)
Introit (Six of Tenfold)
1.Plebs devota Deo
2.Marcialem prae secla
3.Sortis apostolicae
4.Marcialis meritum
5.Sanctus Marcialis
6.Christi discipulus
7.Kyrie
8.Gloria - Laus tibi, summe deus
9.Gradual - Principes populorum
10.Alleulia - Beati oculi
11.Sequence - Marcialis primus fidei
12.Offertory - Marcialem dominus roborat
13.Offertory - Hic est Marcialis
14.Sanctus - Ante secula deus pater
15.Agnus Dei - Miserere super nos
16.Communion - Agnus ait domini Marciali
17.Ite Missa Est