Wednesday, September 22, 2021

September 22 - Heads Up


Thinking about Brave New Realms of DVC World Music!

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2. High to Late)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy9gKJIh2U&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdHpb5pz9PxscsbNtd2TBJf


Once again, feel free to emphasize the more "Beyond-Western-Classical" aspects, which include
Irish-English folk-popular music, Islamic-influenced Spanish music (2a-c),
and music of Sudan and Bolivia (2e-f)...

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2a. Reformation)
Music of France, Ireland, Spain, Matteo Flecha, Martin Luther, Hugh Aston
https://youtu.be/Vvy9gKJIh2U

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2b. Festa, Henry VIII)
Costanzo Festa, Henry VIII
https://youtu.be/5HQEc5kbrSg

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2c. Henry VIII to Susato)
Henry VIII, Muslim Expulsion, Claudin de Sermsy, Guillaume le Heurteur, Tielman Susato
https://youtu.be/5TI3Z8fcXPE

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600c (2d. Susato to A. Gabrieli)
Tielman Susato, Sudan, Anne Boleyn, Louis Bourgeois, Andrea Gabrieli
https://youtu.be/U76QALS1WUo

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600 (2e. A. Gabrieli to Lasso)
Andrea Gabrieli, Claude Gervaise, Pierre Phalese, Thoinot Arbeau,
Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso
https://youtu.be/5B0mD6SyD6E

Mark Alburger - Music c. 1400-1600c (2f. Mainerio to Morley)
Giorgio Mainerio, Ireland, William Byrd, Pablo de Soto, Bolivia, Girard de Beaulieu,
Giulio Caccini, Giovanni Gabrielli, Anthony Holborne, Francisque Caroubel, Thomas Morley
https://youtu.be/XtJwL-Ib_vI


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[No time for lamenting and ducking DVC World Music Quiz 5 (c. 1400-1600) -- pdf / jpg of Worksheet + 2 Lecture-Playlist Notes-O-Week, as email directly-attached files by 6pm, Friday, September 24 (Happy Autumn, incidently, and upcoming Native American Day!) to mus21stc@gmail.com...


A Natural (and Harmonic) Minor / Chords in C Major

Three Periods of Western Aesthetic History
(sometimes utilized in World Music),
after Ancient and Before Classical - and Dates


Medieval - 400-1400
Renaissance - 1400-1600
Baroque - 1600-1750


Three Types of Triads (Chords) and Their Constituent Thirds and Fifths

Major Triad (MT) = Major Third (M3) + Perfect Fifth (P5)
Minor Triad (mT) = Minor Third (m3) + Perfect Fifth (P5)
Diminished Triad (dT) = Minor Third (m3) + Diminished Fifth (d5) (a.k.a. Tritone)
Llistening

Korea - Court Music (Northern Asia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b86he2KXLb0&feature=youtu.be (@ 10:07)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_court_music


Romania -  Lament (Eastern Europe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrSku_6NG9I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Romania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lament

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doina


Nigeria (Ilorin, Hausa) - Kakakin (Trumpet Dance) Wedding Music (Western Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=udEVZZTwJ24&feature=emb_logo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakaki


England (Henry VIII) - Pastime with Good Company (Western Europe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQEc5kbrSg&feature=youtu.be (@ 7:50)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII#Public_image

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastime_with_Good_Company


Sudan - Halima (Northern Africa)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qneJOKK56JM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Sudan


Bolivia (Aymuray "Harvest") - Jilikatas (Southern America)
https://sonichits.com/artist/Aymuray (Track 13)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_music

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

September 21 - High

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1. Early to High)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCXNN-l3Bg&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcc8q0ja7xTjmJoHS2bxOUcM


The specs, Music Appreciators (which were first sported in Europe during this time)...

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1a. According to Petrarch)
Geisslerlied Composer, Jacopo da Bologna, Vincenzo da Rimini,
Gherardello da Firenze, Francesco Landini, Herman Monk of Salzburg
https://youtu.be/zPCXNN-l3Bg

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1b. Tangles of the Heart and Mind)
Johannes Ciconia, Baude Cordier, John Dunstable,
Lionel Power, Korean and Harpsichord Music, Richard Smert
https://youtu.be/b86he2KXLb0

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1c. Runaway Success)
Richard Smert, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay
https://youtu.be/hcEVHp6ozcU

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1d. Wandering Wondering)
Guillame Dufay, Romanian and Clavichord Music, Conrad Paumann
https://youtu.be/kLvi6ibkbso

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1e. Paumann to Josquin)
Conrad Paumann, Antoine Busnois, Johannes Ockeghem, Nigerian Music, Josquin des Pres
https://youtu.be/ze1zGq4mEZQ

Mark Alburger - Renaissance Music (1f. Josquin)
Josquin des Pres - Frottola, Mass, Motet
https://youtu.be/xoQ7kJa6TTA

Monday, September 20, 2021

September 20 - Cultured

Mark Alburger -  Music 1400-1600 (1. Early to High Renaissance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCXNN-l3Bg&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcc8q0ja7xTjmJoHS2bxOUcM



Here are the specs (which actually go back to Ancient times among the Inuit!), World Music!

Feel free focus on 1b, d, and e -- re Korean, Romanian, and Nigerian Music!

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1a. According to Petrarch)
Geisslerlied Composer, Jacopo da Bologna, Vincenzo da Rimini,
Gherardello da Firenze, Francesco Landini, Herman Monk of Salzburg
https://youtu.be/zPCXNN-l3Bg

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1b. Tangles of the Heart and Mind)
Johannes Ciconia, Baude Cordier, John Dunstable,
Lionel Power, Korean and Harpsichord Music, Richard Smert
https://youtu.be/b86he2KXLb0

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1c. Runaway Success)
Richard Smert, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay
https://youtu.be/hcEVHp6ozcU

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1d. Wandering Wondering)
Guillame Dufay, Romanian and Clavichord Music, Conrad Paumann
https://youtu.be/kLvi6ibkbso

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1e. Paumann to Josquin)
Conrad Paumann, Antoine Busnois, Johannes Ockeghem, Nigerian Music, Josquin des Pres
https://youtu.be/ze1zGq4mEZQ

Mark Alburger - Music 1400-1600 (1f. Josquin)
Josquin des Pres - Frottola, Mass, Motet
https://youtu.be/xoQ7kJa6TTA

Thursday, September 16, 2021

September 16 - Thinking of Better Times


Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2. Antiqua to Nova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4qvtUpby0&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdB2FIdztKEuoszUs6VV87Z

Hey Music Appreciation!  Here's the long-awaited playlist above and details below,
followed by information for Quiz 4...

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2a. Progression of Minnesingers)
Walther von der Vogelweide - Palastinalied (5 Versions);
Neidhart von Ruenthal - Minnesinger Song; Thibaut de Blason - Chanson
https://youtu.be/zG4qvtUpby0

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2b. 1200 and Counting)
Music of Bolivia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Indonesia, France, and Italy
https://youtu.be/EoqNX4BLNeI

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2c. Alle Sing It)
Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle Psallite cum Luya / Alleluya (5 Versions)
https://youtu.be/0LiSHNEIcTQ
(N.B. Blocked in Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2d. Transitions)
Ars Antiqua Motet, Alfonso X (El Sabio), Thomas Aquinas,
English Trope and Dance, Ars Nova Motet
https://youtu.be/UZT_kDry36U

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2e. World Wind)
Italian Dances, School of Worcester, Jehan de l'Escurel, English Round,
Gervais de Bus, The Robertsbridge Codex, Music of Gabon and India
https://youtu.be/wr1HFwx1_jo

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (2f. Machaut)
Guillaume de Machaut - Ballade, Virelai, Hocket, Crab Canon, Mass
https://youtu.be/XLSYHWbi9xE

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[Ah, the mating game towards DVC Appreciation Medieval Music II (Quiz 4) -- blank copy pdf group-emailed presently, due completed, along w/ the 2 sets of Weekly Notes, as attached pdfs or jpgs to mus21stc@gmail.com, by 6pm Friday, September 17...]


Four G Scales / Modes




Subdivisions of Instruments

Four Types of Winds (Aerophones)

End-Blown (Flute / Harmonica)
Double-Reed (Oboe / Bassoon)
Single-Reed (Clarinet / Sax)
Lip-Buzz (Trumpet / Horn / Trombone / Tuba)

Three Types of Solid-Body Percussion (Idiophones)

Metal (Bells / Vibraphone)
Wood (Marimba / Xylophone)
Other (Earth / Glass / Stone)

Three Types of Strings (Chordophones)

Suspended (Harp / Lyre)
Box (Piano / Zither)
Neck (Guitar / Lute / Violin / Viola / Cello / Bass)


Intervals from Perfect Fifth (P5) to Perfect Octave (P8), and Number of Steps in Each

P5 = 3 1/2 Steps
m6 = 4
M6 = 4 1/2
m7 = 5
M7 = 5 1/2
P8 = 6


Listening 
Please Identify by Composer / Region / Genre [as noted], and Title [and Movement, if needed] --
and write at least one complete educated sentence on each
Reminders
    here and elsewhere parentheses denote alternate title -- you may use either
    usually a last name will suffice re composers
        in case of ambiguity, sufficient name has been underlined for your reference...


France - Ductia (Duet Dance)
https://youtu.be/QUWa0dUS2QQ (@ 9:00)
(with score! --
Florilegium version, featuring bombards [oboes], vielles [violins], and drum...
the four 8-bar sections are played 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2 -- and then repeated again in the same order)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_dance


Perotin - Hec Dies (This Is the Day)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCWGvBFiruY&feature=youtu.be
(@ 11:21)
(with score!)

Another version, billed as the more properly spelled Haec Dies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SURQLgCmKRk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pérotin


Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle - Psallite (Alle - Sing It)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LiSHNEIcTQ&feature=youtu.be (@ 9:43)
(with score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alle_Psallite_Cum_Luya


Guillaume de Machaut - Notre Dame Mass (La Messe de Nostre Dame): I. Kyrie

https://youtu.be/JFQhQKOfe7k
(with score!)

Another version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC--chUz_vQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_de_Machaut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messe_de_Nostre_Dame

http://imslp.org/wiki/Missa_de_Notre_Dame_(Machaut,_Guillaume_de) (score)


Gherardello da Firenze - Tosto che l'Alba (Soon as the Dawn)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4VOFvLE2Y (with score!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gherardello_da_Firenze

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

September 15 - Beware the Ides


Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 II (2. Antiqua to Nova)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4qvtUpby0&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcdB2FIdztKEuoszUs6VV87Z

Feel free, World Musicians, to emphasize 2a, b, and e...

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2a. Progression of Minnesingers)
Walther von der Vogelweide - Palastinalied (5 Versions);
Neidhart von Ruenthal - Minnesinger Song; Thibaut de Blason - Chanson
https://youtu.be/zG4qvtUpby0

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2b. 1200 and Counting)
Music of Bolivia, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Indonesia, France, and Italy
https://youtu.be/EoqNX4BLNeI

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2c. Alle Sing It)
Ars Antiqua Motet - Alle Psallite cum Luya / Alleluya (5 Versions)
https://youtu.be/0LiSHNEIcTQ
(N.B. Blocked in Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2d. Transitions)
Ars Antiqua Motet, Alfonso X (El Sabio), Thomas Aquinas,
English Trope and Dance, Ars Nova Motet
https://youtu.be/UZT_kDry36U

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2e. World Wind)
Italian Dances, School of Worcester, Jehan de l'Escurel, English Round,
Gervais de Bus, The Robertsbridge Codex, Music of Gabon and India
https://youtu.be/wr1HFwx1_jo

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (2f. Machaut)
Guillaume de Machaut - Ballade, Virelai, Hocket, Crab Canon, Mass
https://youtu.be/XLSYHWbi9xE

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[Row, row, row your canoe towards DVC World Music 1200-1400 Quiz (4) -- blank copy pdf group-emailed this morning, due completed, along w/ the two sets of Weekly Notes, as attached pdfs or jpgs to mus21stc@gmail.com, by 6pm Friday, September 17...]


Iraq - F Maqam Awj (Western Asia); India - C Raga Maru Bihag (Southern Asia)
With Arabic (Durar Mufassalat "Separated Pearls"), Indian (Svara), and Western Solfege



Subdivisions of Instruments


Four Types of Aerophones (Winds)

End-Blown (Flute / Panpipes / Chinese Dizi, Indian Bansuri, Australian Bull-Roarer /
     Harmonica, Chinese Sheng, Japanese Sho)
Double-Reed (Oboe / Chinese Sona, Japanese Hichiriki, Turkish Zurna, Bassoon)
Single-Reed (Clarinet / Egyptian Double-Clarinet / Sax)
Lip-Buzz (Trumpet / Nigerian Talking Trumpet / Coptic Conch Shell / Jewish Shofar /
     Horn / Trombone / Tuba)

Three Types of Idiophones (Solid-Body Percussion)

Metal (Bells / Southern African Thumb Piano [Mbira] /
     Chinese and Indonesian Gongs / Vibraphone)
Wood (Marimba / African Log Drums and Timbila / Xylophone / Chinese Tiger Box
     South American Rainstick)
Other (Earth / Glass / Stone / Chinese Jade Chimes)

Three Types of Chordophones (Strings)

Suspended (Harp / Lyre / West African Kora)
Box (Zither / Chinese Ch'in / Japanese Koto / Iranian Santur / Hungarian Cimbalon / Piano)
Neck (Guitar / Lute / Chinese Pipa and Moon Guitar / Arabic Oud /
     Violin / Viola / Cello / Chinese Erhu Fiddle / Egyptian Rebab / Bass)


Intervals from Perfect Fifth (P5) to Perfect Octave (P8), and Number of Steps in Each

Perfect Fifth - P5 - 3 1/2 Steps
minor Sixth - m6 - 4 Steps
Major Sixth - M6  4 1/2 Steps
minor Seventh - m7 - 5 Steps
Major Seventh - M7 - 5 1/2 Steps
Pefect Octave - P8 - 6 Steps


Listening

Please Identify by Region (Composer), and Title
--
and write at least one complete educated sentence on each
(N.B. feel free to focus attention on first link for each musical selection;
additional links are for your reference)


New York (Iroquois) - Alligator Dance (Eastern America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i9gM4yQOhk
(longer version with dance)

https://youtu.be/HaQImnaDkG4
(two excerpts, the second with notation!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_music

https://folklife-media.si.edu/docs/festival/program-book-articles/FESTBK1993_22.pdf



Germany (Walter von der Vogelweide) - Palastinalied (Palestine Song, Northern Europe)
https://youtu.be/zG4qvtUpby0 (@ 3:55)
(with notation, excerpts of 5 versions!)

Below, complete performances re 4 of above

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbs3HEzHbhs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgmPjYVwOM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYvB-iYLWuE&list=PLxurfYANSBV8FoNzHBCyO2DmHzJY9WN5P&index=5&t=0s&app=desktop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Rayhp9Wj1KE&feature=emb_logo


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_von_der_Vogelweide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A4stinalied


Bolivia (Kallawaya) - Panpipe Music (Kutirimunapaq, So That We Can Return, Southern America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoqNX4BLNeI&feature=youtu.be (@ 9:20)
(first verse, with notation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ9ZUc146E4
(three verses, full version of above)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Bolivia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallawaya

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_flute

https://books.google.com/books?id=DzNCo0VHlKoC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=Kutirimunapaq&source=bl&ots=3uZ_gEaTLN&sig=ACfU3U0MBdeKu_HPmFtiiygSPK1xPTNNAg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKuIfl2e7rAhXLqZ4KHdl-AHsQ6AEwCHoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=Kutirimunapaq&f=false


Indonesia (Bali) - Sekehe Gambuh Sekar Leret (Pelog [Balinese Major] Scale, Eastern Asia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGxR6gST4aI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Indonesia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Bali

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majapahit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambuh


Gabon - Pacification of Spirits (Western Africa)
https://youtu.be/AiyDiM0TTGA

Another interesting video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuE-NlbXOKg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Gabon

https://books.google.com/books?id=B667ATiedQkC&pg=PT172&lpg=PT172&dq=Gabon+Pacification+of+Spirits&source=bl&ots=K39Df6H82Z&sig=ACfU3U2M29iZ1GwyU2FtEbAHJPC0nn-GuQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP24Oh5O7rAhW5IDQIHSkMCQUQ6AEwDXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=Gabon%20Pacification%20of%20Spirits&f=false

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

September 14 - Tone Colors


All right, Music Appreciation!  Week 4!

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1. Ars Antiqua)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuvNk6hxgA&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcfapBFy2iaHYGXj8DTtvn2d

Six Complete (Sex Perficiendum -- in Latin!)

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1a. Troubadours)
Guiraut de Bornelh - Reis Glorios (Glorious King);
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras - Kalenda Maya (The First of May)
https://youtu.be/EzuvNk6hxgA

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1b. Trobairitz, Trouveres)
Beatriz, Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die) - I Must Sing, Though I'd Rather Not;
Richard Coeur-de-Lion (the Lionheart) - Ja Nuns Hons Pris (No Captive Knows);
Conon de Bethune - Ahi! Amours (Alas, Love)
https://youtu.be/mCF47f1web4

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1c. Song and Dance)
France - Chansonier Cange; England - Estampie
https://youtu.be/wMIV9Tt-V70

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1d. Manuscrit du Roi)
Bagpipe and Shawm Dances; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Estampies Real
https://youtu.be/8W3xtiX4aYA

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1e. Duet Dance)
France - Ductia (6 Versions!); Mark Alburger - History Phases, Op. 153: XII
https://youtu.be/QUWa0dUS2QQ

Mark Alburger - Medieval Music II (1f. Gothic Ecstasy)
Colin Muset - Chansonnette; Liturgical Drama - The Play of Daniel; Perotin - Hec Dies (2 Versions)
https://youtu.be/XCWGvBFiruY

Monday, September 13, 2021

September 13 - Hat Tricks


Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1. Ars Antiqua)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuvNk6hxgA&list=PLtV-SdP8TZcfapBFy2iaHYGXj8DTtvn2d

Well, World Musicians, this is a pretty European playlist. 
On the other hand, much, if not all,
of this music was influenced by that from the Middle East,
so feel free to make connections with the pieces you've heard from
Western Asia and Northern Africa, the constituant parts of the list below for your reference...

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1a. Troubadours)
Guiraut de Bornelh - Reis Glorios (Glorious King);
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras - Kalenda Maya (The First of May)
https://youtu.be/EzuvNk6hxgA

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1b. Trobairitz, Trouveres)
Beatriz, Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die) - I Must Sing, Though I'd Rather Not;
Richard Coeur-de-Lion (the Lionheart) - Ja Nuns Hons Pris (No Captive Knows);
Conon de Bethune - Ahi! Amours (Alas, Love)
https://youtu.be/mCF47f1web4

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1c. Song and Dance)
France - Chansonier Cange; England - Estampie
https://youtu.be/wMIV9Tt-V70

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1d. Manuscrit du Roi)
Bagpipe and Shawm Dances; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Estampies Real
https://youtu.be/8W3xtiX4aYA

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1e. Duet Dance)
France - Ductia (6 Versions!); Mark Alburger - History Phases, Op. 153: XII
https://youtu.be/QUWa0dUS2QQ

Mark Alburger - Music 1200-1400 (1f. Gothic Ecstasy)
Colin Muset - Chansonnette; Liturgical Drama - The Play of Daniel; Perotin - Hec Dies (2 Versions)
https://youtu.be/XCWGvBFiruY