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Fount & Origin – The Sword and The Lily
Fifteenth-century music to meditate on Rogier van der Weyden's 'The Last Judgement'
Add to my Calendar 13-08-2021 19:30 13-08-2021 21:30 36 Fount & Origin – The Sword and The Lily Join us for an evening of stunning fifteenth-century polyphony chosen to meditate on the Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden's The Last Judgement (c. 1445). Hear music from the late Middle Ages by Ockeghem, Brumel, Martini, and Regis, in addition to several anonymous compositions last heard over 500 years ago. Learn about Van der Weyden’s painting and its moving context, and hear his powerful depiction of the apocalypse come to life through the drama of medieval polyphony. St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Mary Magdalen's Church
Magdalen Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3AE
England
Programme
Johannes Ockeghem – Domine Jesu Christe (Requiem)
Anonymous – Exultet celum laudibus
Anonymous – Clare sanctorum
Johannes Regis – Missa 'L'homme arme' / 'Dum sacrum mysterium' (c.1470s)
~ Interval ~
Anonymous – Ut queant laxis
Johannes Martini – Magnificat (Mode IV)
Anonymous – Venite benedicti Patris
Anonymous – Urbs beata Jherusalem
Antoine Brumel – Dies irae (Requiem)
Performers
James Tomlinson – Artistic Director
Fount & Origin
Programme Note
Join us for an evening of stunning fifteenth-century polyphony chosen to meditate on the Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden's The Last Judgement (c. 1445). Hear music from the late Middle Ages by Ockeghem, Brumel, Martini, and Regis, in addition to several anonymous compositions last heard over 500 years ago. Learn about Van der Weyden’s painting and its moving context, and hear his powerful depiction of the apocalypse come to life through the drama of medieval polyphony.
