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Composer: John Dunstable (late 14th century)
Latin title: Quam pulchra es

This setting of the Bible’s sexy “Song of Solomon” is actually from the early 1400s. I include it because it’s practically a missing link between centuries. I mentioned how the thirds that comprise tonal chords were considered dissonances at this time. But for some reason, the English were quicker to accept thirds and sixths as stable consonances. (It may have something to do with folk music traditions.) Dunstable’s music, admired on the Continent, influenced the leading composers of the new century, a giant step toward our familiar triadic harmony. By the 1440s French poet Martin le Franc referred to the Dunstable sound as la contenance angloise (“the English countenance” or “the English manner”).

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from Falling Through Time: Music from the 1300s, released January 5, 2022
Arranged, performed, and recorded by Joe Gore.

Mixed and mastered by Count.

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Joe Gore San Francisco, California

Joe Gore has recorded and performed with Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Tracy Chapman, John Cale, DJ Shadow, Marianne Faithfull, and many other artists. He also works as a music journalist and developer of hardware and software musical instruments. This is his first solo album. ... more

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