Analysis of the architecture of the cathedral of florence suggests that there is no correlation between the structural proportions in that church and the durational ratios in guillaume dufay9s motet nuper rosarum flores as suggested by charles warren in 1973. Nuper rosarum flores, is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the. Dufays nuper rosarum flores, king solomons temple, and. The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Hodie vicarius jesu christi et petri successor eugenius hoc idem amplissimum sacris templum manibus sanctisque liquoribus consecrare dignatus est. In 1973 charles warren proposed that du fay had fashioned nuper. And for the event, the director of the papal choir, guillaume dufay, presented new compositions, including the celebratory isorhythmic motet nuper rosarum flores. Na na 8 ti do ti i i su 147 su 8 ta be rri be ne bi ta. Guillaume dufay biography childhood, life achievements.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The text, probably written by dufay himself, consists of four latin stanzas, seven lines of seven syllables each. The inspiration for the formal plan of the motet was likely not architecture, but a biblical passage 1. Dufays motet nuper rosarum flores is analyzed through a structural and mathematical lens. Nuper rosarum flores ex dono pontificis hieme licet horrida tibi, virgo coelica pie et sancte deditum grandis templum machinae condecorarunt perpetim. But only since the appearance of charles warrens provocative essay in 1973, which interprets the a shorter. Watch the video for nuper rosarum flores from guillaume dufays music for the soul a program for reenchantment for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The inspiration for the formal plan of the motet was likely not architecture, but a biblical passage 1 kings 6. Dufays nuper rosarum flores, king solomons temple, and the veneration of the virgin by craig wright t has long been known that guillaume dufays isorhythmic motet nuper rosarum flores was composed for the consecration of the cathedral of florence in 1436.
History dufays stunning motet nuper rosarum flores holds a particularly important place in the history of florence. O n march 25, 1436, pope eugenius iv dedicated the cathedral at florence with its great dome designed by filippo brunelleschi, and the papal choir performed a motet that guillaume dufay had composed for the event. Santa maria del fiore language latin average duration avg. As is known to every student of the history of music, nuper rosarum flores possesses a systematic, indeed architectonic, design. Print and download in pdf or midi nuper rosarum flores. Nuper rosarum flores is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the occasion of the.
Soloists transcribed for musixtex by moriwaki michio 25. The incommensurability of dufays nuper rosarum flores and brunelleschis work for santa maria del fiore, a paper read at the annual meeting of the american musicologi cal society, austin, 1989. Filippo brunelleschi had now crowned her with a momumental dome. Nuper rosarum flores is a mensuration canon which means that the main melody is accompanied by one or more imitations of that melody in other voices at different speeds. Dufays nuper rosarum flores walla walla university. Both dome and motet occupy special places in the history of their respective disciplines, the former as the most important achievement of the father of. Preexisting gregorian cantus firmus, terribilis est locus iste this place is awesome, from the introit for the consecration of churches, here transposed from d to g. Tenor structure of the motet nuper rosarum flores by guillaume dufay 1436. Naast zijn composities schreef dufay ook over muziektheorie. Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmic details allmusic. Pdf choral satb a cappella religious sacred license. Accompanying voices may enter simultaneously or successively, as in le ray au soleyl by johannes ciconia,circa late 14c harvard anthology of musicharvard university press 1949.
Section one commences with a duet for the two higher voices superius and. Tenor as notated in mensural notation, with the four mensuration signs defining the diminution canon. Koomen, dufays nuper rosarum flores and santa maria del fiore. Igd key g dorian mode movementssections movtssecs. As its text relates, dufays motet was composed for the consecration of florences great cathedral, santa maria del fiore, known colloquially as il duomo on the feast of the annunciation, 25 march 1436. By the year 1435, he began his service once again with the chapel, but this time it was at florence, and it was here he came up with his legendary motet, nuper rosarum flores. For the consecration of the cathedral of santa maria del fiore. Florence, on 25 march 1436 by pope eugenius iv, of the. A structural analysis of dufays nuper rosarum flores by. Analysis of the architecture of the cathedral of florence suggests that there is no correlation between the structural proportions in that church and the durational ratios in guillaume dufays motet nuper rosarum flores as suggested by charles warren in 1973.
In 1436 dufay composed the festive motet nuper rosarum flores, one of his most famous compositions, which was sung at the dedication of brunelleschis dome of the cathedral in florence, where eugenius lived in exile. Lamentatio sanctae matris ecclesiae constantinopolitanae nuper rosarum flores vasilissa ergo gaude. T has long been known that guillaume dufays isorhythmic motet. A new reading of dufays nuper rosarum flores and the cathedral of florence. Nuper rosarum flores was composed for the consecration of the cathedral of florence in. Nuper rosarum flores ex dono pontificis hieme licet horrida tibi, virgo c. Pdf dufays nuper rosarum flores, king solomons temple. He had left rome because of a crisis in the finances of the papal choir while seeking to escape the turbulence and uncertainty during the struggle between the papacy and the council of basel.
He also composed one of his famous ballads for the este family to whom he was acquainted in the year 1437. Fallows further proposes that the sanctus, troped with the poem ave verum corpus, is intended for two antiphonal. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It comprises four sections of music and a short concluding amen. Technically, the dome itself was not finished until five months later, at which time. All 24 recordings 7 naxos 10 s scores 20 p parts 1 a arrangements and transcriptions 8 ave regina coelorum a 3. Nuper rosarum flores recently flowers of rosesthe rose blossoms recently, is a motet composed by guillaume dufay for the 25 march 1436 consecration of the florence cathedral, on the occasion of the completion of the dome built under the instructions of filippo brunelleschi. Nuper rosarum flores as a musical avatar of the new renaissance sensibility. Guillaume dufay nuper rosarum flores lyrics genius lyrics.
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