Thomas Tallis - Spem In Alium
Posted May 17, 2014, 9:36 PM UTC
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Heard this for the first time just now... And it was too great for me not to share, even if it's seemingly a rather popular piece.
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I feel like everyone knows this piece, but it really isn't a problem to repost ;)
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I have performed this before... it was glorious and so much fun!
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I tried this on Mellotron, synths, samplers, Vocoder and various other 'voice generators'. Not bad results, really, but as someone else pointed out it's all to do with that book.
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That sounds pretty sweet.
In regards of it being mentioned in the book (had no clue), I don't see how it's a bad thing that good music is exposed to people... even people with the dubious taste to enjoy 50 Shades of Grey. I myself found the piece by reading that Terry Pratchet wanted it played at his funeral.
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Thanks!
I first heard this piece about fifteen years ago. It's one of the few musical compositions that genuinely transported me.
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Indeed. I've been in a sort of apathetic mood for the last few months, not really reacting to music with my emotions as much as I have on an intellectual or habitual level, and this piece just shook me up and gave me chills all over my body. First time in a long while!
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Easily one of my favorites.
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Nice! One of my friends in college was a trained countertenor (falsetto specialist), but his natural voice was a baritone. He actually recorded himself singing all the parts to Spem in Alium and combined them digitally to result in a chorus of just himself singing this.
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but his natural voice was a baritone
The fun thing is that countertenors frequently have a lower natural voice (baritone and even bass). Apparently, lower voices have a stronger falsetto. For instance, you can check out this video of an encore by Andreas Scholl where you can appreciate both his falsetto and his natural voice.
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Very good piece of music! I enjoy it.
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Even more popular since 50 Shades of Grey. True story. Sigh.
Now I want to see it.