Via Sacra
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Kailas Records KLS 033
2004
[53:45]
1. Cantiga 292 [3:20] Spain, XIII
CSM 292
2. A l'entrada del tens clar [2:53] France, XII
3. Douce dame jolie [2:03] Guillaume de MACHAUT, XIV
4. Viadeira [3:35] Cerveri de GIRONA, XII
5. Cantiga 259 [2:40] Spain, XIII
CSM 259
6. Prendes i Garde [2:02] Guillaume d'AMIENS, XII
7. Armenia [4:39] Armenia, trad.
8. A Virgen madre [4:52] Spain, XIII
CSM 41
9. Nevestinko oro [3:17] Macedonia, trad.
10. In gotes Namen fara wir [0:51] Lutheran choral
11. Lila colores [2:27] Spain, trad.
12. Sikkinis [3:34] Greece, trad.
13. Kyprida [5:40] Cyprus, trad.
14. Gyponis [2:25] Greece, trad.
15. Pase el aqua [2:09] Spain, XVI
16. Schirazula Marazula [4:05] Anon. XVI
17. Si ti sum [2:21] Italy, XVI
18. Catkaney [0:51] Valentin HAUSMANN, XVI
Drolls
Дмитрий Черевко — блокфлейты, лиру, корнамуз, двойная флейта, бансури, домра, домбра, маультроммель, вокал
Павел Попов — раушпфпайф, шалмей, гобой, вокал
Игорь Соловьев — вокал, мандолина, саз, кантеле, карельский псалтирь
Алексей Никитин — джамбей, дарбукка, ланскнехттроммель, перкуссия, вокал
Сергей Попов — виола, ребек, колесная лира, вокал
В записи принимали участие:
• вокальная группа хора мальчиков под упр. Н. Рахмановой:
Андреев Владик, Емельянюк Никита, Пелля Эмиль, Сарафанов Женя, Темишов Манас, Яшин Максим (15)
• Наталья Рахманова — сопрано (15)
• Анастасия Дударева — фагот (15, 17)
Записано и сведено в студии "Фабрика Грез" в феврале - сентябре 2004 г.
Звук, мастеринг Андрей Иванов, сведение: Андрей Иванов и Дмитрий Черевко
Аранжировка, продюсирование: Drolls
Дизайн: Дмитрий Черевко
Dmitriy Cherevko - recorders, liru, cornamuse, double flute, transverse flute, domra, dombra, maultrommel, vocal
Pavel Popov - rauschpfeife, oboe, vocal
Igor Solovyev - vocal, mandolin, saz, kantele, psaltyr
Aleksey Nikitin - djembey, darbukka, landsknechttrommel, percussion, vocal
Sergey Popov - viola, rebec, hurdy-gurdy, vocal
With:
Vocal group of children's chorus (dir. N. Rachmanova), (15)
Natalya Rachmanova - soprano (15)
Anastasya Dudareva - bassoone (15,17)
recorded and mixed at Dreamworld Center (Petrozavodsk) in February - September 2004.
Sound engineer: Andrey Ivanov
Mixed by Andrey Ivanov and Dmitriy Cherevko
Conception, arranged, produced by Drolls
Design by Dmitriy Cherevko
© & ℗ Kailas Records
ООО
"КАЙЛАС РЕКОРДЗ" •
"ДОЛИНА БАРТАНГА"
VIA SACRA (lat. – sacred way)
VIA SACRA was one of the first streets of Rome, built in the 5th
century B. C. Later it was cobbled and right up till Emperor Neso's
government columns were along the street. Triumphers coming back with
victory from faraway lands and emperors of the ancient Rome walked
along this street
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After one and a half of a millenium entirely another way was named VIA
SACRA. It passed from capital of the European world Rome to religious
capital of Christians Jerusalem. And entirely different triumphers
walked along it. They called themselves crusaders.
Crusades to the East lasted for about two hundred years — from
the end of the 11th century till the last third of the 13th century.
These were the wars of mainly knighthood. They received their name
because their participants attached to their clothes the red cross made
of fabric, which symbolized religious motive of warriors: to free
Palestine from the other belief. At the same time term "crusade" was
not known to contemporaries, it appeared in the 17th century.
Beginning in France the sacred way passed thmugh many lands. Folks of
the southern Europe, Asia Minor and the Middle East interpreted it as
invasion.
"Knights of Christ" became famous for their unrest and fairly gained hatred of the population.
Crusade movement cost great sufferings for European folk. But the results of crusades were not lasting.
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On the way that we offer arms will not be of any use. Music of the
southern Europe is more archaic and directly goes backh to the ancient
time, at the same time Christian traditions of it are deeply
intertwined with Muslim traditions.
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Nº 2, 3, 4, 6
Region of southern France Provence became home for professional
musicians-jugglers. Invention of fraditional song form "verse —
refrain", approval in Europe of many musical instruments originated
from the Arabic east belong to them. Plots of Provencal songs were
various, but the main topics were Love and unselfish service to Lady.
Nº 1, 5, 8
The Moorish Spain during the Middle Ages (from the 8th century till the
15th century) was the centre of cultural influence on whole Europe.
King of Castille and Leon Alfonso X the Wise (the 13th century) kept
many Moorish musicians. Ascribed to him songs in honour of St. Maria
(Cantigas de Santa Maria) were performed accompanied by traditional
instruments of the East (oud, darbukka, shalmei, saz, rebab); many
miniatures proves this fact.
Nº 11
Dances played an important role on the music of the Moorish Spain.
The music prescribed by the Koran prohibiting any liberries cleated
exclusive difficulties and incentives for performers, including
dancers. Spanish female dancers were already famous in the ancient
Rome. Their passionate dances were accompanied by percussion
instruments unusual for Europeans.
Nº 9, 12, 13, 14
The music of Balkan Mountains and Greece goes back directly to the
ancient tradition. One can judge the music of the ancient Greece by
literature and fine arts. Only several fragments of musical works
remained whole. Development of the music of the ancient Greece totals
about 20 centuries (from the 2nd millenium B. C. till the 5th century
A. C.). Training in musical art was an indispensable part of education
for free citizens. Plato thought that brisk and lively melodies were
for males and gentle and flowing for females. It was considered that
one should be careful about selection of instrumental dancing music,
because lack of words made the meaning doubtful, it was difficult to
foresee if it would have beneficial or destructive action. But poetry
was not only sung, but also danced. It was thought that a dancer "had
to imagine the content of the song with the help of movements"
(Lukian). Everything could be transmitted through the dance, there was
even term "to dance a song". The special dance genre of temple dances
had only the ritual character. They were devoted to Gods of antiquity.
It is reflected in their titles (Kyprida — one of the names of
Aphrodite, born (according to the myth) near shores of Cyprus.
Nº 7
Professional musicians of Armenia were called ashouges. Word "ashoug"
is a Arabic origin, its primary meaning is "flamed with love to deity",
but it got to the Armenian language with the meaning of "singer-poet".
Singing of their (or other's) works ashouges accompanied by playing the
saz and the kemancha. Like their brothers in Europe (jugglers,
skomorokhi) ashouges lead a wandering life. Traditionally their music
also accompanied ritual actions (marriages, funerals).
Choir performance and improvisation were widely spread.
One of the main instruments of Armenian ashouges was doodook that is extremely popular nowadays.
Nº 10
Failure of crusades and failure of plans of Catholic Church connected
with it thoroughly undermined prestige of papacy and contributed to its
following decline. The result of it was Reformation and Protestantism.
Martin Luther is considered to be author of texts and melodies of many
hymns of Protestants.
Nº 15, 16, 17, 18
Culture of the East still remains a puzzle for Europeans. It reflected
also the music of later times (16th-18th centuries). Adopted in Turkish
military orchestras instruments were called to underline exoticism of
the musical work, and faraway lands became an inexhaustible topic for
improvising and art fancy.
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During work on album "Via Sacra" note decoding of antique dances "Sikkinis" and "Gyponis", edited by Petros Tabouris was used.
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The early music ensemble Drolls was founded in October 1999.
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