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Middle Ages The Play of Daniel, A Medieval Drama The Dufay Collective, William Lyons

1h08
Digital
HMU907479
    • Apple Music

    The Play of Daniel is a 12th-century liturgical drama of collective authorship whose manuscript originated at Beauvais Cathedral. It relates how the prophet Daniel deciphered the Writing on the Wall for King Belshazzar, then was miraculously saved from the lions’ den. The story was probably sung and acted out by young clerics during the Christmas festivities, when liturgical rigour was relaxed somewhat. This recording transports us back to the origins of music as spectacle: long before the advent of opera, the Church had already grasped the impact of dramatic performance.

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    Artists

    • William Lyons
      Conductor
    • The Dufay Collective

    Composers

    • Anonymous

    Contents


    ANONYMOUS
    · Prelude
    Ad honorem tui Christi (4'12)
    · Chorus: Astra Tenenti (3'00)
    · PART ONE
    The Court of Belshazzar     / La cour de Balthazar
    Rex in aeternum / Vos qui paretis (0'40)
    · The Vessels Defiled / La profanation des vases
    chorus: Jubilemus Regi nostro (3'03)
    · The Writing on the Wall / L'écriture sur le mur
    Ecce sunt ante faciem / Vocate mathematicos / Rex in aeternum / Qui scripturam (2'02)
    · Nescimus per solvere (2'33)
    · The Queen's Advice / Le conseil de la reine
    Conductus: Cum doctorum (3'50)
    · Rex, in aeternum vive! / Cum Judae captivis / Vos Danielem (3'44)
    · Daniel Discovered / Daniel retrouvé
    Vir propheta / Multum miror (1'33)
    · Hic verus Dei / Pauper et exulans (2'06)
    · The Interpretation / L'interprétation
    Tune Daniel (0'47)
    · Rex, tua nolo munera (2'34)
    · Qui sic solvit (0'55)
    · Daniel Adorned / Daniel récompensé
    Tolle vasa (0'28)
    · Conductus: Solvitur in libro Salomonis (1'57)
    · The Vessels Restored / Les vases rendus au temple
    Conductus: Regis vasa referentes (1'32)
    · PART TWO
    The Court of Darius     / La cour de Darius
    Chorus: Ecce rex Darius (4'21)
    · Audite, Principes (1'30)
    · The Delegation to Daniel / Le message à Daniel
    Ex regali venit imperio (2'32)
    · Conductus: Congaudentes celebremus (2'48)
    · Quia novite (0'34)
    · The Decree / Le décret
    Rex, in aeternum vive! / Decreverunt in tua curia (1'40)
    · Ego mando et remando (0'17)
    · Daniel at Prayer / La prière de Daniel (instrumental) (2'21)
    · Evil Counsel / Les conseillers envieux
    Num quid, Dari / Si sprevit legem (2'01)
    · Heu! Heu! Heu! / Deus quem colis (1'33)
    · The Lion's Den / La fosse aux lions
    Hujus rei non sum reus (0'39)
    · Deliverance / Daniel délivré
    Abacuc / Novit Dei / Surge, frater / Recordatus es mei (2'06)
    · Tene, putas / Rex / Danielem educite (1'00)
    · Just Desserts / Juste châtiment
    Merito haec patimur (2'05)
    · The Prophecy / La prophétie
    Deum Danielis (0'14)
    · Ecce venit sanctus ille (0'54)
    · Nuntium vobis (0'35)
    · Te deum laudamus (6'14)

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