Cantate Domino: Hans Leo Hassler

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Cantate Domino (Canticum Novum)
Hans Leo Hassler
TTBB Choir
Multitrack: John Martin
Hans Leo Hassler's Cantate Domino. This is the original TTBB, though it may be transposed up a major second to facilitate the fact that I'm a tenor, not a bass :-p

[@bassbonebobf]

Beautiful!! Wow - you can do all that and still mix it up with SCS!! That, good people of the Internet, is what is known as the winning combination of talent, hard work and obvious love of the repertoire. Bless you, you just made my day...

[@editorialcastilla9901]

Incredibly beautiful work here, Ioannes....

[@StreetCornerSymphony]

The original was TTBB, which is the version recorded here. It was transposed up by a fourth or fifth to be SATB for many modern editions. So, the "soprano" part is really the tenor I part.

[@ioannium]

The original is TTBB. It's typically transposed up a fourth or so, that way modern SATB choirs can perform it. You could, likewise, ask of one of those transposed performances, "No bass?"

[@JDunc728]

Thank you for performing the "meter change" correctly! (quotations because that's not what Hassler would have called it). Lovely performance! Well done.

[@JoeCodeswell]

Nice job - singing all the parts, AND a GOOD recording AND Lyrics. Thanks.

[@StreetCornerSymphony]

@adventmrp Yes, it is. It's actually triple tracked.

[@TheNaveOfCharlemagne]

Wow! My choir sings this SATB, so I wasn't sure what to expect of this, but that sounded amazing!

[@tmoore192]

One of the few multi-tracks of classical repertoire I like.

[@CanuckComposer]

nicely done, John!

[@tasuura]

Why does it sound so smooth and unisono in no naturally conceivable manner? I think this is what Mondliechtli asked 2 years ago! :-)

[@ioannium]

@Silverdaddy101 Individual phrasings for each line were determined by the text, as is standard practice for any singer of early repertoire. If you mean to imply that it was not as choppy as one normally hears it, then it's because sentences are being sung as such, NOT as "Sing to the lord . . ." [BREATH] ". . . a new song." If you mean something else, then I'm afraid you'll need to enlighten me, as there's not much, to my knowledge, about this performance that could be considered "Romantic."

[@josefinabuencamino-malabuy7014]

May I join your group? Kidding! That was really very pleasamt and peaceful to hear. Thank you.

[@JayJayDoomsday]

Is there another version of this song? The one we sang was faster with different lyrics.

[@TheBudgins]

Beautiful!

[@danieleduardomartin5399]

Bellísimo!!!!!

[@bnjmn3]

Grea job overall, thank you! The translation mishaps were entertaining, too.

[@ioannium]

@Silverdaddy101 Romantic phrasing? What exactly do you mean by that?

[@muss.ja.ne...]

very good :) i must sing that in the choir project in our church community

[@ioannium]

@mondliechtli By a computer (as in the computer is performing)? No. Through means of a computer as a way of recording the human voice performing (as is the majority of music made today)? Yes.

[@MeyRinnykun]

wheres the soprano part???

[@ilovebobthecat]

Holy shit! That was great! I'll never get any housework done! And the neighbors will think I'm high or something...Latin hymnals., yeah, thatnsustmwhatnthey expect me to be singing

[@flowerlover0152]

i lik this song i'm sing it in chour in middle school and we sick at sing it

[@twoodyatwood]

I think you need to be less harsh on the consonants but very good besides

[@ioannium]

It's very easy to get good blend when you're literally singing with yourself.

[@fznbaritone]

I disagree. This was pretty even with no drastic dynamic contrast with a straight and light approach. That sounds like Renaissance to me.

[@ioannium]

And this is from the old, crappy recordings I did. :-)