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Paisible & t​é​n​é​breuse nuit

from Doulce m​é​moire by Mignarda

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by Étienne Moulinié (1599-1669)

Moulinié served as director of music for Gaston d'Orléans, the younger brother of the Louis XIII, and was active in composing both sacred music and airs for the ubiquitous ballets de cour. Among the large collection of published airs de cour for voice and lute, Moulinié is responsible for a handful of volumes dedicated solely to his own music. "Paisible et ténébreuse nuit" is from a collection published in 1624, setting an evocative text by poet Antoine Girard, sieur de Saint-Amant (1594 – 1661).

As is our predilection, our performance places Moulinié's moody and atmospheric air in a singable range in a manner that accentuates the subtleties of rhythmic effects and communication of the text.

lyrics

Paisible et ténébreuse nuit,
Sans lune et sans étoiles,
Renferme le jour qui me nuit,
Dans tes plus sombres voiles.
Hâte tes pas, déesse, exauce-moi:
J'aime une brune comme toi.

J'aime une brune dont les yeux
Font dire à tout le monde
Que, quand Phébus quitte les cieux,
Pour se cacher dans l'onde
C'est le regret de se voir surmonté
Du doux éclat de leur beauté.

Heavy night of shadows,
Without moon or stars
Close the day that gives me pain
In your darkest veil.
Make haste, goddess, I beg you:
I love a dark lady like you.

I love a dark lady whose eyes
Make every one say
That when Phoebus leaves the sky
To hide in the ocean,
It is for grief to be outshone
By the sweet ray of her beauty.

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from Doulce m​é​moire, released September 3, 2021
Donna Stewart, voice
Ron Andrico, lute

Recorded at the Lava Room, Beachwood, OH
Engineer, Chris Ebbert

Lute by Nico Van Der Waals, courtesy of Glen Yasharian

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Mignarda Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Mignarda specializes in thoughtful programming illuminating the vibrant mingling of renaissance music & poetry. Noted for awakening modern audiences to an appreciation for historical music, their work encompasses concertizing, teaching & recording, with 17 critically-acclaimed CDs, a series of 16 music editions, scholarly articles, reviews and the internationally-popular blog, Unquiet Thoughts. ... more

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