Canti di Passione audio samples
Please don't use or distribute these recordings without permission! ENJOY.
Listen for the high falsetto voice (none of the men is actually singing that high!) -- that's the quintina, the virtual voice created by harmonics (which, if you listen carefully, is actually a little out of tune during some parts of this recording):
1.) Giovedi Santo – Miserere (excerpt no.1) - recorded indoors in the Cattedrale
Listen for the shaker sound at the end of the following excerpt, signaling the crowd to continue on with the procession:
2.) Giovedi Santo – Miserere (excerpt no. 2) - recorded outdoors in the Citta Storico
3.) Giovedi Santo – Stabba - recorded indoors in the Cattedrale
For a better demonstration of the quintina and where it actually appears in the music, click here to follow along with a score excerpt from Bernard Lortat-Jacob's book Canti di Passione while listening to the folowing track.
4.) Miserere Dietro l’Altare (female duet) - recorded indoors in the Cattedrale
I made recording nos. 1-3 in Castelsardo, Sardinia (13 April 2006).
Recording no. 4 was made by G. Brozzu, 1985 (audio and score from Lortat-Jacob, 1996 - thank you!)
Click here for more throat-singing field recordings.
Listen for the high falsetto voice (none of the men is actually singing that high!) -- that's the quintina, the virtual voice created by harmonics (which, if you listen carefully, is actually a little out of tune during some parts of this recording):
1.) Giovedi Santo – Miserere (excerpt no.1) - recorded indoors in the Cattedrale
Listen for the shaker sound at the end of the following excerpt, signaling the crowd to continue on with the procession:
2.) Giovedi Santo – Miserere (excerpt no. 2) - recorded outdoors in the Citta Storico
3.) Giovedi Santo – Stabba - recorded indoors in the Cattedrale
For a better demonstration of the quintina and where it actually appears in the music, click here to follow along with a score excerpt from Bernard Lortat-Jacob's book Canti di Passione while listening to the folowing track.
4.) Miserere Dietro l’Altare (female duet) - recorded indoors in the Cattedrale
I made recording nos. 1-3 in Castelsardo, Sardinia (13 April 2006).
Recording no. 4 was made by G. Brozzu, 1985 (audio and score from Lortat-Jacob, 1996 - thank you!)
Click here for more throat-singing field recordings.
posted by :: ROB at 21:08
2 Comments:
Rob,
I grew up Catholic, and these recordings don't sound like anything I've ever heard before. I thought they were so interesting, and Laura and Curt thought they were just too atonal to be listen-able. I did love the pictures, too.
We're going to be in Barcelona on the 12th-19th of May. Can you take the ferry or train and meet us? We'll feed you and play Scrabble with you!
Love,
Anne
Fantastic blog Rob thanks a million for posting.
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