Matinée concert: Easter Music
This afternoon you can experience the ensemble HemiDemiSemi Consort and English music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Programme
Anon., Harley Manuscript ca. 1300: Stond wel, mother, under rode (Stabat Mater)
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585): The Lamentations of Jeremiah I
William Cornyshe (1465-1523): Woefully Arrayed
John Browne (1426-1498): Stabat Mater
Leonel Power (1380–1445): Agnus Dei from the Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater
Robert Whyte (1538 – 1574): The Lamentations of Jeremiah (a6)
Sharyngham, Fayrfax manuscript, c. 1485-1500: Ah, gentil Jhesu
The most defining period in European music history occurred in the transition from medieval monophony to Renaissance polyphony. This created a whole new dimension in music that expanded the possibilities of composers and changed European music forever. This Matinée concert features some of the frontrunners of this development, and their music appears progressive and eternally relevant to this day.
Easter has always given composers the opportunity to write heartfelt and mournful church music. From the passion hymn Stabat Mater to the lamentations of Tudor composers Robert Whyte and Thomas Tallis, the development of English music can be traced from the monophonic dialogues of the Middle Ages to the complete polyphony of the Renaissance.
In the 16th century, the prophet Jeremiah's Lamentations became part of the Easter liturgy as an allegory for the suffering and death of Jesus. The Old Testament Hebrew poetry laments the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, and the Easter Week meditation revolves around it.
The programme is sung a cappella.
Participants
HemiDemiSemi Consort under the direction of Jakob Bloch Jespersen
About the ensemble:
HemiDemiSemi Consort is a vocal ensemble based in Copenhagen, led by Jakob Bloch Jespersen. The ensemble specialises in vocal music from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The name HemiDemiSemi Consort is inspired by French and English musical terminology, where hemidemisemi is the term for the smallest note value in the notation system. In Danish, this is a sixty-fourth note.
Music right at the end of the day!
The concept for the Matinée concerts at the Diamond is simple: The concerts only last an hour and start at 5 pm, so you can both get a shot of musical energy for your soul and make it home for dinner!
Part of the series Matinée concerts
Photo: Lars Krabbe / Det Kgl. Bibliotek
Sit back in the soft seats of the Queen's Hall for a classical concert after the day's work is over and be recharged for the evening.
The event is part of the series Matinée concerts, which offers chamber music of the highest level.
Matinée concert & Dinner
Stay for a meal at Salon after the concert. Reserve your seat when you buy your ticket.
Menu:
Scallops steamed in shallots with tarragon on a base of lentils with pickled onions and vegan "beurre blanc".
Plus wine & water.
