ADIEU VOUS DI: Ars Nova of the Low Countries

Adieu vous di

Ars Nova of the Low Countries

Ensemble Fortuna

The 14th Century is a time of stark contrasts. In the musical world, refinements in musical notation offer composers previously unknown possibilities for musical expression, and encourage them to experiment extensively with rhythm, counterpoint, and text expression. These experiments lead literally to a new musical art form, Ars Nova. Adieu vous di is the general theme of almost all of this repertoire.

On this CD, fourteenth century ars nova from Dutch manuscripts is recorded in context with works from famous composers like Guillaume de Machaut, Baude Cordier and Francis Andrieu.