A History of Music Vol.1: Music of the Ancient World

A History of Music Vol. 1: Music of the Ancient World

Harmonia Mundi Century 1 

Contents:

Grèce Antique - Music of Ancient Greece

Anon., Ancient Greece
1. Akoúsate / Argos

Anon., Ancient Greece (m) / Anacreon (t)
2. Mélomai

Anon., Ancient Greece (m) / Sappho (t)
3. Eros

Anon., Ancient Greece (m)
4. Nomos M

Anon., Ancient Greece (m) / Anacreon (t)
5. Dáktylos améra

Anon., Ancient Greece (m)
6. Makrótatos

Anon., Ancient Greece (m) / Archilocos (t)
7. Ekleipsis

La Bible - The Music of the Bible

Anon., Bible
8. Psaume 23 "L'Éternel est mon berger"
9. Psaume 24 "A l'Éternel appartient la terre"
10. Cantique des Cantiques - I, 1
11. Lamentation - I, 1
12. Psaume 150 "Alleluia!"
13. Esther V, 1

Chant Byzantin - Byzantine Chant

Anon., Byzantine
14. Alleluia (3 fois)
    Tropaire de la venue de l'époux (Lundi Saint): "Ha-Houwadha-lAruç" (arabe)

Exapostilarion de l'Office du Mardi Saint: "Innani' Uchachidu khidraka"
15. Version arabe
16. Version grecque
17. Version arabe

Anon., Byzantine
18. Kinonikon (Chant de Communion) de la Liturgie de Jeudi Saint: "Iqbalni-l-yawn" (arabe)

Extrait du Canon du Samedi Saint: "Tagaridh" (arabe-grec)
19. Première stance
20. Deuxième stance
21. Troisième stance

Chants Sacrés Melchites - Melchite Sacred Chant

Greek Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, 4th c.
22. Hymne à la Vierge, 1st echos: Axion esti

Troparion from the Great Canon of Saint John of Damascus, 4th c.
23. Office of the Nativity of the Mother of God, 8th echos: Ya walidata-I-ilah

Gaules - Alleluia and Offertories of the Gauls

Anon., Gauls
24. Alleluia: Martinus
25. Offertorium: Martinus igitur

Cover: 
Greece, Roman period (1st Century B.C.): Tombeau de Milesia en tant que prêtresse d'Isis (detail);
Marble (152 x 80 cm), Mantoue, Palazzo Ducale (Cliché AKG Images, Paris)

Credits:

(track 1)
Countertenor [Altus] – Luiz Alves Da Silva
Reeds [Aulos] – Conrad Steinmann
(track 2)
Soprano, Zither [Barbitos] – Arianna Savall
(track 3)
Dulcimer [Tympanon] – Massimo Cialf
Soprano, Zither [Barbitos] – Arianna Savall
(track 4)
Reeds [Aulos] – Conrad Steinmann
(track 5)
Countertenor [Altus] – Luiz Alves Da Silva
Dulcimer [Tympanon] – Massimo CialfiLyrics By – Anacreon
Reeds [Fischiott] – Conrad Steinmann
Soprano, Zither [Barbitos] – Arianna Savall
(track 6)
Dulcimer [Tympanon] – Massimo Cialfi
(track 7)
Countertenor [Altus] – Luiz Alves Da Silva
Soprano – Arianna Savall

Baritone – Michel Scherb (tracks: 8 to 13)
Bass – Emile Kaçmann (tracks: 8 to 13)
Choir – Chorale De L'Eglise Saint-Julien-Le-Pauvre (tracks: 14 to 21), L'Ensemble De La Paix (tracks: 22, 23)
Chorus Master – Maurice Benhamou (tracks: 8 to 13), Sœur Marie Keyrouz, S.B.C. (tracks: 14 to 23)
Directed By, Producer [Réalisation] – Conrad Steinmann (tracks: 1 to 7)
Ensemble – Melpomen (tracks: 1 to 7)
Harp [Celtic Harp] – Martine Géliot (tracks: 8 to 13)
Lute – Raymond Cousté (tracks: 8 to 13)
Percussion – Gérard Perrotin (tracks: 8 to 13)
Tenor – Adolphe Attia (tracks: 8 to 13)
Transferred By [Digital] – Tritonus
Trumpet – Pierre Pollin (tracks: 8 to 13)

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