Gilles Joye: Missa O Rosa bella & Chansons – ClubMediéval, Thomas Baeté

Bien que largement oublié de nos jours, le brugeois Gilles Joye, jouissait d’une grande renommée au XVe siècle. Sa célébrité, alimentée tant par les scandales qui ont émaillé sa vie que par ses talents de chanteur et de compositeur, était indéniable. Bien que peu de ses oeuvres nous soient parvenues, elles ont été largement diffusées à travers l’Europe.

ClubMediéval nous convie à découvrir cinq de ses chansons ainsi qu’une de ses deux messes, représentant l’essentiel de son oeuvre connue à ce jour. La musique de Joye constitue un témoignage précieux de la musique polyphonique bourguignonne du XVe siècle.

Although largely forgotten today, the Fleming Gilles Joye enjoyed great renown in the 15th century. His fame, fueled both by the scandals that marked his life and by his talents as a singer and composer, was undeniable. Although few of his works have survived, they were widely disseminated across Europe.

ClubMediéval invites us to discover five of his songs as well as one of his two masses, representing the bulk of his known work to date. Joye’s music is a valuable testimony to Burgundian polyphonic music of the 15th century.