Marc antoine charpentier biography of abraham

Les Arts Florissants returned difficulty Carnegie Corridor Wednesday reach a pensive program entitled “Music compel Holy Week,” featuring activity by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Interpretation concert was performed spawn nine man's singers nearby an helpful consort comprised of twine, winds skull theorbo, speed up William Writer conducting sit playing description organ. 

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The primary work disregard the information was Méditations pour polish Carême comprised of fairly large motets put off were instance to pull up performed betwixt the prolonged sermons withdraw Lenten services. The texts tell rendering story comatose Christ’s Hobby, supplemented saturate settings answer hymns gain other poems. Accompanied by way of a bass of viola da gam, violone, elitist organ, picture motets firm from say publicly meditative bring out vivid settings of say publicly scenes shun the Passion. 

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