{"id":460,"date":"2011-01-20T15:03:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T15:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/?p=460"},"modified":"2011-01-20T15:13:24","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T15:13:24","slug":"travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2011\/01\/20\/travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms\/","title":{"rendered":"Travels on the Continent: : Saint-Saens, Victoria and Brahms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-462\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2011\/01\/globe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2011\/01\/globe.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2011\/01\/globe-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Ave verum corpus<\/em> is best-known in a setting by Mozart, but the Cecilian Choir began their spring rehearsals with a version by Saint-Saens, that I confess was a recent discovery for me. It\u2019s a wonderfully simple setting in Eb major, which in the more colourful second section, at the words \u2018Cujus latus perforatum,\u2019 moves to chords of Db and Gb major, climaxing in the relative minor before subsiding to a gentle ending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='625' height='382' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x1XjWrmbrF4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>(Unfortunately, there\u2019s a phrase in the middle that is identical to the opening phrase in &#8216;Tale As Old As Time&#8217; from Disney&#8217;s <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em> (1&#8242; 43&#8221; in the video above), but we\u2019re hoping listeners don\u2019t notice\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>We renewed our acquaintance with the Victoria <em>Ave<\/em><em> Maria<\/em> we\u2019d begun last term, with its terrific rhythmic flexibility; the phrase \u2018Sancta Maria, mater Dei\u2019 is set in triple-metre instead of the compound metre up until that point, which imparts a lovely dance-feel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='625' height='382' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a3-wTBqoNlU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Circle-time ensued: we moved away from the piano and gathered in a circle in the middle of the hall to sing it through \u2013 it really means you have to get used to not relying on a supporting instrument playing your line, and start listening to the other voices around you. It worked, too: some lovely chords echoed round the hall, and the tuning was spot-on.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a return to the drama of Brahms\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/play.last.fm\/preview\/110514301.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ach, arme Welt<\/em><\/a>, with its sudden <em>crescendi<\/em> and unstable harmonies.<\/p>\n<p>All bodes well for the concert, which is currently being finalised: more details coming soon!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2011\/01\/20\/travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms\/&amp;t=Travels on the Continent: : Saint-Saens, Victoria and Brahms' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Travels on the Continent: : Saint-Saens, Victoria and Brahms%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2011\/01\/20\/travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2011\/01\/20\/travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2011\/01\/20\/travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms\/&amp;title=Travels on the Continent: : Saint-Saens, Victoria and Brahms' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2011\/01\/20\/travels-on-the-continent-saint-saens-victoria-and-brahms\/&amp;title=Travels on the Continent: : Saint-Saens, Victoria and Brahms' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ave verum corpus is best-known in a setting by Mozart, but the Cecilian Choir began their spring rehearsals with a version by Saint-Saens, that I confess was a recent discovery for me. 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