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Au Joly Jeu (live) - Clement Janequin

Extraits musicaux cours de Renaissance L2 Musico

410 - [A] Claudin DE SERMISY - Jouissance Vous Donnerai

390 - Claudio MONTEVERDI - Lamento D'Arianna (Part 1 Sur 4)

380 - Carlo GESUALDO - Luci Serene E Chiare

370 - Carlo GESUALDO - Moro, Lasso, Al Mio Duolo

230 - Clément JANEQUIN - La Chasse

040 - Guillaume DUFAY - Nuper Rosarum Flores

La Guerre
Music and Text by Clément Janequin (c. 1485 – 1558)

Part I :
Listen, all you gallant noblemen,
To the victory of the noble King Francois.
And you shall hear, if you listen well,
Clouts hurled from every side.
Fifes, blow; strike, drummers;
Turn, spin, make your turns.
Soldiers, good comrades,
Together cross your batons (ready your guns?) 
Band together quickly, noble Gascons. 
Noblemen, jump in your saddles,
The lance in your fist, daring and swift like lions! 
Harquebusiers (heavy, portable gunners),
Make your sounds.
Buckle your arms, elegant minions. 
Strike them, hit them
Alarm! alarm!
Be daring, be joyful
Let everyone spruce up. (make yourself nice) 
The fleur de lis, 
Flower of high prize,
Is here in person (King François)
Follow François, The King, François. 
Follow the crown.
Let trumpets & clarions resound
To delight our comrades,
Our com-, our com-, our comrades. 

Part II :
Fanfan,frerelelelanfan.Farirarira.
Quickly rally to the colors (flag)
Into the saddle, men at arms
Fre re le le lan fan (etc.)
Roar & thunder, bombards and cannons.
Thunder, burly courtauds (non-battle horses) and falcons, 
To help our comrades,
Our com-, our com-, our comrades.
Von von, pa ti pa toc (clippety-clop)
Ta ri ra (etc.)
Pon, pon (etc.)
la la la ... poin poin ... la ri le ron
France, have courage.
Deal your blows
Squeeze them, catch them, 
Wipe them out, stare them down.
Pa ti pa toc (etc.)
Kill them, put them death,
Courage, take, strike, kill them.
Be valiant, you noble, brave men.
Strike them down, hurl yourselves at them. 
Freshly cast blades, stab them. Alarm, alarm! 
Take courage, pursue, strike, hurl.
They're muddled, they're lost.
They're showing their heels.
Let all the weaklings flee the field, armor tinkling. 
They are defeated.
Victory to the noble King Francois!
Let all the feeble troublemakers flee the field.

La Guerre

The text prompt for the Itch music jam was "1000 Pigeon Army"
this led to thinking of Liszt's "St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds" (composed 1862-1865) for piano. inspired by the saint’s legendary sermon to a flock of birds, which often included doves or pigeons in art and lore.  The piece’s delicate, fluttering passages suggest a mass of pigeons taking flight.

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The slower passages are inspired *very* loosely by "Le Chant des Oyseaux" ("The Song of the Birds") by Clément Janequin, a French composer from the early 16th century. Published around 1528-1530, it is a polyphonic choral piece.

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The Pigeon General Staff (submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 7 hosted by emscottish for Itch.IO February 2025)

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The Pigeon General Staff - submission for Weekly Note Composing Jam 7 hosted by emscottish

La Bataille de Marignan
Clément Janequin (1485-1558)

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A therapeutic journey into a mix of jazz, classical, and a blend of types of electronica.  And a wry, gradual observation that promotion tends to only go as far as you push it.  At least I make my fellow musicians laugh a little.

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