The mother of all tunes?

Subject: The mother of all tunes?
From: Tunesmith
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:15 PM

Pachelbel's Canon: The mother of all( well, quite a lot!) tunes.

Link to You Tube video

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:21 PM

Glorishears

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:30 PM

2nd choice:

Tallis: Spem In Alium

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: gnu
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:41 PM

EXCELLENT!

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 04:44 PM

There was a programme on Spem in Alium on Radio 4 the other day, it's a unique piece, and I love it.
G

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: The Vulgar Boatman
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 05:16 PM

The Lazarus tune would probably be a contender.

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: The Mole Catcher's Apprentice (inactive)
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 05:25 PM

Spem In Alium by Thomas Tallis, what an incredible piece of music it is. I just ordered a recording of it by The Taverner Consort and Choir.

Charlotte (watching the YouTube video as we talk)

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: greg stephens
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 05:30 PM

Spem, spem, spem, spem: fantastic, I love that one.

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: Giant Folk Eyeball (inactive)
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 05:34 PM

I'll add my vote, too. I was introduced to it a number of years ago by my partner's dad, who force fed it to me at high volume. Good shout.

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 05:45 PM

What seems to be the oldest notated song in the world

http://www.greenwych.ca/evidence.htm

sounds a lot like "Merrily We Roll Along".

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: The Vulgar Boatman
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 06:12 PM

Spem in alium - hope in an onion? Can any mnusicologists tell us if Tallis was peeling an onion when he got the idea of writing a multilayered motet in 40 parts. I think we should be told.

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 06:19 PM

sounds a lot like "Merrily We Roll Along".

I think you might be right, am just notating in down, I'll try it on the piano a bit later on.

Charlotte (the view from Ma and Pa's piano stool)

Subject: RE: The mother of all tunes?
From: GUEST, Sminky
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 05:49 AM

This site has midi files of all 40 parts.