Alleluia V. Pascha nostrum V. Epulemur, organum (Messe de Paques)

• Date: 11th century
• Composer: Anonymous, 11th century French Polyphony

Review

This is a three-voice organum by a composer of the Notre Dame school from the late twelfth century. Composers of this school wrote the earliest mensurally notated polyphony, which was probably a development of an extant improvisatory practice. According to a later source, the greatest composer of this school was Léonin (fl ca.1163-90), though we do not know if he composed this work--the sources in which Parisian organum is preserved (known collectively as the Magnus liber organis) do not provide attributions. This work forms the Alleluya for the Mass of Easter Sunday and the Octave of Easter. As such, it consists of the word "Alleluya" followed by a verse, which runs "Pascha nostrum immolatus est christus." Organa were part of the Proper of the mass, and it was not until the fourteenth century that the Ordinary began to be set polyphonically. Alleluya V. Pascha nostrum is catalogued as M14 indicating its use in the Mass as opposed to the Offices. ~ David Cashman, Rovi

Albums with Complete Performances of the Work

Title	Date
Le Manuscrit du Puy	2001

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