Peter Maxwell Davies' Arrangements V
-- Liner Notes from 'Renaissance & Baroque Realisations' --
John DUNSTABLE Veni Sancte-Veni Creator Spiritus (1972)
The dual title refers not to the two completely distinct sections that comprise this work, but to the double-texted motet which the first section transcribes. This is set in a dark but brilliant orchestration that admirably suits the flamboyant severity of Dunstable's thought.
The second section is an independent piece that comments on the Dunstable in Maxwell Davies's own style. It begins by invoking eerie wisps and fragments, but grows into a climax of astonishing intensity before ending in a rapt echo of the Dunstable. The discrepancy between the work's size and its weight gives the impression that a very large piece is being looked at through the wrong end of a telescope, creating a fascinating perceptual distortion.
John DUNSTABLE Veni Sancte-Veni Creator Spiritus (1972)
The dual title refers not to the two completely distinct sections that comprise this work, but to the double-texted motet which the first section transcribes. This is set in a dark but brilliant orchestration that admirably suits the flamboyant severity of Dunstable's thought.
The second section is an independent piece that comments on the Dunstable in Maxwell Davies's own style. It begins by invoking eerie wisps and fragments, but grows into a climax of astonishing intensity before ending in a rapt echo of the Dunstable. The discrepancy between the work's size and its weight gives the impression that a very large piece is being looked at through the wrong end of a telescope, creating a fascinating perceptual distortion.
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