Solage
Solage (* late 14th century; † probably after 1403) was a French composer. His works are only preserved in the Codex Chantilly , the most important source for music of the younger Ars nova , which was later given the term Ars subtilior .
Life
Nothing is known about his life that cannot be deduced from the lyrics to his music. Dedications in his songs show that he was probably associated with the French royal court.
music
Stylistically, much of his music is typical of the last two decades of the fourteenth century, but in some ways protrudes beyond the usual. Best known for this is the very remarkable chanson Fumeux fume par fumee , in a harmony movement whose boldness was only achieved again as a chromatic movement in the High Renaissance . Solage apparently belonged to a group called the Les fumeux . Since tobacco was not yet known in Europe and the term smoker was not yet in use in today's sense, the name can either indicate the use of another smoke (most likely frankincense ), but it can also have had a purely symbolic meaning.
Only ten works are certainly by Solage, but two more are attributed for stylistic reasons. All twelve are included in the Codex Chantilly:
- Fumeux fume par fumée
- Hélas, je voy mon cuer
- Corps Feminine
- En l'amoureux forget
- Joieux de cuer
- Le basile
- Pluseurs gens
- Calextone, qui fut dame
- Tres gentil cuer
- S'aincy estoit
unsure:
- Adieu vous di
- Le mont Aôn de Trace
All of Solage's works were recorded by Gothic Voices .
Recordings
- 2004 - Zodiac. Ars Nova and Ars Subtilior in the Netherlands and Europe Capilla Flamenca. Eufoda 1360.
- Febus Avant! Music at the court of Gaston Febus, Count of Foix and Béarn (1331-1391); Huelgas Ensemble , Paul Van Nevel ; Sony, 1992 (# 6).
credentials
- Yolanda Plumley: "Solage", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed Jun 25 2005), (subscription access)
- Richard H. Hoppin, Medieval Music . New York, WW Norton & Co., 1978. ISBN 0-393-09090-6
- The Early Music Consort of London / DAVID MUNROW: "The Art of Courtly Love: Late 14th Century Avant Garde". EMI LP 1973. ASD 3621. Includes "Fumeux fume" and "Helas! Je voy mon cuer".
Web links
- Newberry Consort Notes ; contains a short description of Fumeux fume
- Free scores of Solage in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
- Sheet music and audio files from Solage in the International Music Score Library Project
- http://abgedichtung.org/?p=141
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solage |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1403 |